Appreciation of te reo Maori Language grows
 There have been significant gains in positive attitudes towards the Maori language over the last decade, according to the Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples. Releasing a summary report of the findings of the 2009 M?ori Language Attitudes Survey today, Dr Sharples attributed this success
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Brilliant piece, another thing I've been contemplating lately in relation to a related theme around who dominant media serves is Alex Hargreaves concept of ‘genres of conviviality'. In talking about French migrants and how they are represen…ted on TV, he argues that they are more likely to be seen in genres associated with conflict and problems (eg current affairs) and less likely to be seen in spaces of conviviality eg game shows etc. This contributes to notions of the “dangerous” “troublesome” ‘Other', indigenous and/or migrant. 
