# Language news, Sunday, 20 September 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-09-20/

## Portugal Mirandese mission sets six-pillar plan to 2029

Policy. Portugal's Estrutura de Missão for Mirandese presented a six-pillar strategy through 2029, with up to €500,000 a year for teaching, public services and vitality monitoring of the second official language.

Source: Observador, https://observador.pt/2026/09/17/estrutura-de-missao-para-mirandes-avanca-com-plano-estrategico-para-promocao-e-salvaguarda/

## Waitangi Tribunal: NZ curriculum rewrite breaches te reo protections

Education. The Waitangi Tribunal finds the Crown's knowledge-rich curriculum reset breached Treaty principles of partnership and active protection of te reo Māori, tikanga and mātauranga Māori. It recommends returning to co-design of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa with Māori.

Source: Waitangi Tribunal, https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_259075677/Wai%203553%20Stg%202%20Pt%201%20PP.pdf