By Josh Robertson and Kahu Kutia
Kua tae ki te wā e te whānau! Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, when te reo is proudly marched down the street, when staffrooms around the country are suddenly covered in post-it note reo and when all the Karens and Dons prepare for the apocalypse.
Now I know what you might be thinking. Bit tokenistic isn't it? Shouldn’t te reo Māori be celebrated and profiled every week of the year?
Well, you’re not wrong. There are plenty of totally valid mixed feelings to be had in regards to this week. But Te Wiki o te Reo Māori has a long and significant history, so we’ve made a short and very abridged history of reo revitalisation and Te Wiki o te reo Māori.