Te Rōpū Takawaenga Māori o Aotearoa is the national body of Resource Teachers and Advisers of Māori known as NARTAM. This service has been operating since 1975. It has helped the education sector develop what is recognised world wide as progressive. Māori education programmes ranging from education totally in Te Reo Māori to Māori language programmes in mainstream schools. There are 19 Advisors and 55 RTMs. The Advisors are employed by the Colleges of Education and the RTMs are based in Primary Schools... We are all trained teachers with skills in Te Reo me ona Tikanga Māori. Our team actively promotes the revitalisation and maintenance of Te Reo Māori me ona Tikanga in schools throughout Aotearoa. We are dedicated to working towards the revival and development of Te Reo Māori and to raising the achievement levels of all Māori children in schools. Hoea te waka o te matauranga kia pumau tonu te reo Māori me ōna Tikanga mō ake tonu atu