He taonga te reo Māori i roto i te Tiriti o Waitangi, he reo tuturu hoki i roto i te Ture mō te Reo. Engari kahore he pāinga o te Tiriti, o te Ture rānei, mehemea kahore te reo i roto i te whatumanawa, i roto i te ngakau, i roto hoki i te māngai o te iwi Māori.