Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2023 starts today and from April next year, basic understanding of te reo Māori will be a requirement for all pharmacists under the new pharmacy competency standards. Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā Māori Pharmacists’ Association president Mariana Hudson, who was involved in developing the new standards, discusses the importance of te reo for pharmacy practice and how the standards will support the consistent and ongoing use of it