Download or read book The Value of the Maori Language written by Rawinia Higgins and published by Huia Publishers. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five years ago the Māori Language Act was passed, but research still finds that the Māori language is dying. This collection looks at the state of the language since the Act, how the language is faring in education, media, texts and communities and what the future aspirations for the language are.