What the official record says
Ko tēnei te Ture mō Te Reo Māori . Ka mana te (e whakatau ana i te whakakorenga o Te Pūtahi Paoho) hei te rā tōmua ake o ngā rā e whai ake nei: ko tētahi rā ka whakaritea e te Kāwana-Tianara mā te Ōta Kaunihera; ko te 30 o Poutū-te-rangi 2017 hoki. Ka mana te toenga o tēnei Ture hei te rā ka whai i muri atu i te rangi ka whakaaetia te Ture nei e te Upoko Ariki o Niu Tireni. Mā tēnei Ture— te Māori Language Act 1987 e whakakapi; te Broadcasting Act 1989 hoki e whakahou; hoki te Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Act 2003 hoki e whakahou. Ko te aronga o tēnei Ture— he whakaū i te mana o te reo Māori hei— reo taketake mō Niu Tireni; taonga hoki mā ngā iwi me ngāi Māori; reo hoki ka kaingākautia e te motu; reo whai mana ā-ture hoki mō Niu Tireni; he tuku āwhina hoki