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'Te Kohanga Reo' calendar

Object | Part of History collection

item details

Name'Te Kohanga Reo' calendar
ProductionWellington Media Collective; printing firm; 1994; New Zealand
Philip Kelly; designer; 1994; New Zealand
Robyn Kahukiwa; artist; early 1990s; New Zealand
Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board; publisher; 1994; New Zealand
Classificationcalendars
Materialspaper, ink
Materials SummaryFour colour offset print
Techniquesoffset printing
DimensionsOverall: 320mm (width), 450mm (height), 10mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH024679
Credit linePurchased 2015

Overview

This calendar celebrates the work of the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust with paintings by Robyn Kahukiwa.

Te Kohanga Reo was begun in 1981 by the Department of Maori Affairs in response to Maori concern over the future survival of the Māori language. The first Kohanga Reo, Pukeatua, was opened in 1982 near Wellington. Kohanga Reo flourished with 800 established by 1994 catering for 14,000 mokopuna (the young generation).