Mō te wā tuatahi i ngā tau 51 o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, kua tū te hīkoi mō te reo Māori ki ngā rori o te pokapū taone o Whanganui. Kua aukati Te Kaunihera-ā-rohe o Whanganui i ētehi o ngā rori kia haumaru ngā kaitautoko o te kaupapa, ā, ko te whāinga nui he whakanui i te reo me te orangatonutanga mō ngā whakatupuranga e haere ake nei. I whakamārama te kaihautū o te hīkoi, a Raewyn Harrison, i te hirahiratanga o te whakatairanga i te reo."Ka kaha rongona te reo Māori, ka kah
