RELIGIOUS BROADCASTS FOR THE MAORI
Sir,-A weekly broadcast in Maori is made of the world’s news. How much more necessary it is that more religious broadcasts should be made in the Maori language. The Council of Churches or whoever is responsible for this lack, needs to wake up to the spiritual needs of our Maori people. The specious argument is sometime put out that, as most Maoris know the pakeha language a broadcast in Maori is not required. This style of reasoning overlooks the fact that there are still many Maoris who do not fully understand pakeha talk. Services in their own tongue would have a much greater appeal to our Maori people. Truly "How shall they believe
A. P.
GODBER
(Heretaunga)_
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 351, 15 March 1946, Page 15
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122RELIGIOUS BROADCASTS FOR THE MAORI New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 351, 15 March 1946, Page 15
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