Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
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Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is New Zealand’s Māori Language Commission, responsible for promoting, protecting, and revitalising the Māori language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori canonical | 5 |
| Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9478799 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Context triple: [Te Reo Māori, regulatedBy, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori]
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A.
Te Reo Māori
Te Reo Māori is the Indigenous Polynesian language of the Māori people of New Zealand and one of the country’s official languages.
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B.
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa is the national Māori-medium curriculum for New Zealand schools, guiding teaching and learning in te reo Māori across a range of learning areas.
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C.
Te Pūtea Matua
Te Pūtea Matua is the Māori name for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the country’s central bank responsible for monetary policy, financial stability, and currency issuance.
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D.
Te Ākitai Waiohua
Te Ākitai Waiohua is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Waiohua confederation in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, with deep ancestral, cultural, and historical ties to the Manukau region.
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E.
Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta
Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta is a volcanic cone and crater complex in Auckland, New Zealand, notable as one of the prominent features of the city’s volcanic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Target entity description: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is New Zealand’s Māori Language Commission, responsible for promoting, protecting, and revitalising the Māori language.
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A.
Te Reo Māori
Te Reo Māori is the Indigenous Polynesian language of the Māori people of New Zealand and one of the country’s official languages.
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B.
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa is the national Māori-medium curriculum for New Zealand schools, guiding teaching and learning in te reo Māori across a range of learning areas.
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C.
Te Pūtea Matua
Te Pūtea Matua is the Māori name for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the country’s central bank responsible for monetary policy, financial stability, and currency issuance.
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D.
Te Ākitai Waiohua
Te Ākitai Waiohua is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Waiohua confederation in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, with deep ancestral, cultural, and historical ties to the Manukau region.
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E.
Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta
Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta is a volcanic cone and crater complex in Auckland, New Zealand, notable as one of the prominent features of the city’s volcanic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown entity
ⓘ
Māori language commission ⓘ government agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Māori Language Commission
ⓘ
New Zealand Māori Language Commission ⓘ
linked to:
Māori Language Commission
|
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Māori people ⓘ |
| appliesToLanguage |
Māori language
ⓘ
linked to:
Te Reo Māori
|
| collaboratesWith |
Māori broadcasting organisations
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Te Mātāwai ⓘ Te Puni Kōkiri ⓘ education sector agencies ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| createdByAct | Māori Language Act 1987 ⓘ |
| employer |
Māori language experts
ⓘ
language planners ⓘ lexicographers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education support
ⓘ
language planning ⓘ language revitalisation ⓘ public policy ⓘ terminology development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
increasing everyday use of te reo Māori
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supporting whānau, hapū and iwi language initiatives ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
New Zealand Government
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand government
|
| hasJurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | independent Crown entity ⓘ |
| hasTask |
advising government on Māori language policy
ⓘ
certifying Māori language translators and interpreters ⓘ coordinating national Māori language strategies ⓘ developing Māori language standards ⓘ producing Māori language resources ⓘ promoting public awareness of te reo Māori ⓘ supporting Māori language education initiatives ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Māori language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aotearoa New Zealand
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand
Wellington ⓘ |
| officialName | Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ⓘ |
| organises |
Māori Language Week campaigns
ⓘ
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand public sector ⓘ |
| purpose |
normalisation of te reo Māori in New Zealand society
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promotion of the Māori language ⓘ protection of the Māori language ⓘ revitalisation of the Māori language ⓘ |
| reformedByAct |
Māori Language Act 2016
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linked to:
Te Ture Reo Māori 2016
|
| supervisedBy |
Minister for Māori Development
ⓘ
linked to:
Minister of Māori Affairs
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| website | https://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Description of subject: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is New Zealand’s Māori Language Commission, responsible for promoting, protecting, and revitalising the Māori language.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Māori language week (Te Wiki o te Reo Māori)
linked to: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori