The maori language is being taught experimentally at the Morewa primary school, North Auckland.

The school is a large one with both Maori and Pakeha pupils. Maori will be taught from the primers through to standard six by incorporating it into social studies and nature study. There will possibly be some formal instruction in Maori in the upper standards, and by the time children reach standard six they should have a vocabulary of 500 or 600 words.