Due to processes of colonisation, te reo Māori is currently identified as being in a state of endangerment (Reedy et al., 2011), which heightens the need for positive Māori language education outcomes. At a national level, reo Māori educators have begun incorporating technology into language classrooms to increase student engagement with the language (Heavey, 2014; McKenzie, 2014). This research evaluates a pilot study of Māori language auditory resources involving introductory to intermediate level learners of te reo Māori from Victoria University of Wellington.

He maha ngā kaupapa ako reo, engari kāore i maha ngā kaupapa e aro nui ana ki ngā mātua o ngā tamariki e hiahia ana ki te ako i te reo Māori hei tautoko i ā rātou tamariki i te kura. Ko te Kura Whānau Reo tētahi o aua kaupapa kua whakatūria e Te Ataarangi i ngā tau tata nei kia tokomaha ake ngā whānau e hiahia ana kia noho rātou hei whānau reo Māori. Ko te kaupapa matua o tēnei rangahau ko ngā whakakitenga a ngā kaiako, kua kïia nei he pouārahi reo, me ā rātou mahi tahi ki ngā whānau e ako ana i te reo Māori hei reo tuarua. Tekau mā rua ngā tāngata i uiuitia. Tokowaru he wāhine, tokowhā he tāne.