Air New Zealand has won the supreme award at the Māori Language Awards in New Plymouth.
An Air New Zealand plane at Auckland Airport. Photo: 123RF
Māori Lanuage Commisison chair Wayne Ngata said the airline's efforts to increase usage of te teo had impressed the judges with its decade-long programme of integrating Māori and Māori values.
RNZ also picked up two awards last night, winning both the media and broadcasting sections.
A lifetime achievement award was also presented to Dr Huirangi Waikerepuru, a long-time teacher of te reo Māori.