Mural unveiled to celebrate Maori language petition anniversary

A five-storey mural of te reo advocate Hana Te Hemara will be unveiled in Ngamotu / New Plymouth this week. It's part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Maori language petition to parliament in 1972. Te Hemara was a founding member of the Maori rights group Nga Tamatoa which helped collect 30 thousand signatures calling for te reo Maori to be taught in schools. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.