How Māori women have reshaped New Zealand’s media through their native language

Despite some pushback, the use of the country’s indigenous tongue te reo is now becoming common in mainstream media

Early this week, Māni Dunlop, presenter of RNZ’s Midday Report Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga, sent out an astonished tweet: “It’s a record whānau (family) – no racist messages or texts on the show … is this what progress looks like!?”

It was at once both a gratifying and troubling announcement, which Dunlop said was premature. The very next day, the racists were back.

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