毛利语言委员会续任两名董事,加强领导连续性与治理能力
毛利发展部长 Tama Potaka 宣布,确认续任 毛利语言委员会(Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori) 两名重要成员,包括:
- Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod —— 副主席(Deputy Chair)
- Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand CNZM —— 董事会成员(Board Member)
两项任命新任期为 三年,自 2026年9月2日 起生效。
政府表示,此次续任将确保毛利语言委员会在推动 te reo Māori(毛利语)复兴、推广及日常应用普及化 的过程中,继续保持经验丰富的领导力量和稳定的治理架构。
毛利发展部长 Tama Potaka 表示:
“这些续任安排确保毛利语言委员会继续受益于具有丰富经验的领导层和强有力的治理能力。”
他说:
“Jeremy Tātere MacLeod 博士和 Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand 女士都拥有丰富的专业经验、深厚的文化知识,以及长期推动毛利语言复兴的坚定承诺。”
部长指出,两人的持续领导将帮助毛利语言委员会进一步推动:
- 扩大毛利语使用范围;
- 提升社会对毛利语的认可;
- 促进毛利语在新西兰社会中的正常化使用。
他同时感谢两位成员长期以来对强化 te reo Māori 发展的贡献。
Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod 简介
(Ngāti Kahungunu 部落)
Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod 自 2019年 起担任毛利语言委员会董事会成员,并将在新任期继续担任副主席。
他拥有超过 15年 的治理经验,在以下领域具有丰富经历:
- 毛利部落治理(iwi governance);
- 社区发展;
- 私营领域合作;
- 毛利语言复兴项目。
作为获奖语言专家及文化顾问,MacLeod 博士毕业于著名的 Te Panekiretanga o te Reo 毛利语言高级培训项目。
目前,他领导 Ngāti Kahungunu 部落的跨世代毛利语言复兴战略:
Kahungunu, Kia Eke!
该项目旨在让毛利语在不同年龄群体之间持续传承和发展。
Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand CNZM 简介
Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand 是新西兰著名演员、导演,以及长期推动毛利语言发展的倡导者。
她从 2008年 起积极推广毛利语,并于 2017年 获得毛利语言大师:
- Tā Timoti Kāretu
- 已故 Professor Te Wharehuia Milroy
授予毛利名字 Te Atamira,象征她与毛利文化及语言发展的深厚联系。
她拥有丰富的艺术及治理经验,包括:
- Watershed Theatre 创始董事会成员;
- The Actors’ Programme 联合创办人。
2019年新年授勋名单中,她因在电影、戏剧及电视领域的贡献,获授:
新西兰功绩勋章同伴(Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit,CNZM)
背景:Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori 毛利语言委员会
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori 是新西兰负责推动和规范毛利语言发展的官方机构。
其主要职责包括:
- 促进毛利语复兴;
- 制定毛利语标准和规范;
- 支持教育、政府及社会机构使用毛利语;
- 推动毛利语成为新西兰社会日常文化的一部分。
近年来,新西兰政府持续推动毛利语言发展,包括加强学校教育、公共服务以及政府机构中的毛利语使用。
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka has confirmed the reappointment of Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod as Deputy Chair and Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand CNZM as a Board member of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.
The appointments are for a three-year term commencing on 2 September 2026 and provide continuity for Te Taura Whiri as it continues its work to revitalise and promote te reo Māori.
“These reappointments ensure Te Taura Whiri continues to benefit from experienced leadership and strong governance,” Mr Potaka says.
“Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod and Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand each bring extensive experience, deep knowledge and a longstanding commitment to the revitalisation of te reo Māori.
“Their continued leadership will help Te Taura Whiri build on its important work to grow, promote and normalise the use of te reo Māori across Aotearoa.
“I thank Jeremy and Jennifer for their ongoing service and their continued commitment to strengthening te reo Māori.”
Notes to editor
Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod (Ngāti Kahungunu)
Dr MacLeod has served on the Board of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori since 2019 and will continue as Deputy Chair for the remainder of his term.
He brings more than 15 years’ experience in governance and Māori language revitalisation across iwi, community and private sectors. An award-winning language expert, cultural advisor and graduate of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, Dr MacLeod leads Ngāti Kahungunu’s intergenerational language revitalisation strategy, Kahungunu, Kia Eke!
Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand CNZM
Ms Ward-Lealand is an acclaimed theatre, film and television actor, director and long-time advocate for te reo Māori. She has championed the language since 2008 and was gifted the name Te Atamira by Tā Timoti Kāretu and the late Professor Te Wharehuia Milroy in 2017.
She has extensive governance experience, including as a founding Board member of Watershed Theatre and co-founder of The Actors’ Programme. She was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to film, theatre, and television.

