Transcribe Māori audio to text with AI
Upload Te Reo Māori recordings and get accurate transcripts in minutes. Speak AI handles macrons correctly, supports bilingual Māori-English content, and is built to support Aotearoa’s language revitalization. Speaker identification, AI summaries, and NLP analytics included. Used by 250,000+ people and teams.
Upload audio files directly, import from Dropbox or Google Drive, or let the AI notetaker join your Zoom, Teams, and Meet calls automatically.
Why Māori transcription needs specialized AI
Te Reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand, spoken by approximately 185,000 people and growing steadily through government-backed revitalization. With legislative mandates requi…
Macron sensitivity
Macrons (tohūto) over vowels change meaning and pronunciation: “keke” (cake) vs “kēkē” (armpit). Omitting macrons produces incorrect transcription. Speak AI preserves macrons throughout all output.
Limited ASR training data
Te Reo Māori has a relatively small speaker population (~185,000), meaning less training data than major languages. Speak AI’s models are designed to perform well in this context.
Bilingual Māori-English content
Most Māori speakers are bilingual with English. Conversations frequently switch between languages. Speak AI handles this bilingual reality naturally.
More than transcription: a complete Māori audio analysis platform
Speak AI goes beyond speech-to-text with AI summaries, keyword extraction, sentiment analysis, and multi-model AI Chat for your Māori recordings.
AI transcription in 100+ languages
Upload any audio or video format. Speak transcribes Māori with multiple engines for optimal accuracy.
Speaker identification
Detect and label speakers throughout your Māori recordings. Essential for meetings, interviews, and discussions.
AI-generated summaries
Structured summaries with key points, decisions, and action items from Māori audio.
Keyword extraction and NLP
Identify important terms, topics, and named entities across your Māori recordings.
Sentiment analysis
Measure emotional tone in Māori conversations automatically.
Multi-model AI Chat
Ask questions about any Māori recording or across your library. Powered by Claude, Gemini, and GPT.
AI Agents
Automated workflows that transcribe, summarize, and report on Māori audio without manual steps.
Translation and subtitles
Transcribe Māori audio and translate to English or other languages. Export SRT/VTT.
Export and share
Export to Word, CSV, PDF, or SRT. Share via folders and Zapier.
How teams use Māori transcription
Māori transcription powers critical workflows across business, research, media, legal, and government sectors.
NZ government and public sector
NZ government agencies are required to support Te Reo Māori. Transcribe parliamentary sessions, select committee hearings, and council meetings conducted bilingually.
Education
Māori-medium schools (kura kaupapa Māori) and universities need transcription of lessons, lectures, and oral assessments in Te Reo.
Māori media
Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) and 21 iwi radio stations produce Te Reo content needing transcription for subtitling and archiving.
Treaty of Waitangi proceedings
Waitangi Tribunal hearings involve extensive oral testimony in Te Reo Māori requiring accurate transcription for legal record.
Language revitalization research
Oral history projects, dialect documentation, and language acquisition research at universities and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.
Healthcare
Culturally responsive health services in Te Reo. Mental health, addiction services, and community health initiatives serving Māori communities.
How to transcribe Māori audio with Speak AI
Create a free account
Sign up for Speak AI with your email. You get a free 7-day trial with credits for transcription, and more credits with a work email. No credit card required.
Upload your Māori audio or video
Drag and drop your Māori recording in any common format: MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, OGG, and more. You can also paste a link from YouTube or Vimeo, or connect your calendar so the AI notetaker joins meetings automatically.
Select your transcription engine
Speak AI offers multiple transcription engines. Choose the one that delivers the best accuracy for your Māori audio quality and recording conditions.
Get your transcript and AI analysis
Within minutes, you receive a full Māori transcript with speaker labels, an AI-generated summary, extracted keywords and entities, and sentiment analysis. Everything is stored in your searchable library.
Query, export, and share
Use AI Chat to ask questions about your Māori transcripts. Export to Word, CSV, PDF, or SRT. Share with your team through permissions and shared folders. Connect with Zapier for automated workflows.
Te Reo Māori transcription in 2026
Te Reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand, spoken by approximately 185,000 people and growing steadily through government-backed revitalization. With legislative mandates requiring Te Reo in government proceedings, education, and media, demand for accurate Māori transcription technology is expanding. Speak AI supports this revitalization with macron-correct transcription and bilingual Māori-English handling.
Supporting Aotearoa’s language goals
New Zealand’s Maihi Karauna (Crown strategy for Māori language) and the Public Service Act 2020 are driving Te Reo adoption across government, education, and media. Speak AI provides the transcription infrastructure to support these goals — from parliamentary sessions to iwi radio to qualitative research and oral history preservation.
Teams trust Speak AI for transcription and analysis
4.9 on G2
“High accuracy, multilingual support, and insightful analysis. Integrations with Google and Zapier make it easy to streamline everything.”
Volker B. COO, G2 review
“I use Speak in French and English. It saves time and increases the precision of my reports.”
Francois L. Financial Advisor, G2 review
“We went from weeks of qual analysis to one day. Easy to use, easy to implement, and the support has been incredible.”
Connor H. Data Analyst, G2 review
“It joins meetings, records, documents, and summarizes. I don’t miss important points and it saves me a ton of time.”
Ercan T. Business Development, G2 review
“I used to spend 45-30 minutes transcribing notes. Now it’s done in seconds, and I’m writing in minutes.”
Ted H. Business Owner, G2 review
“It’s easy to use, and I can actually get in contact with the team behind the product. Valuable to speak to a real human.”
Markus B. Medical Director, G2 review
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Māori transcription, language support, and how Speak AI works.
Can Speak AI transcribe Te Reo Māori with correct macrons?
Yes. Macrons (tohūto) are critical in Te Reo Māori and are preserved throughout all transcripts, summaries, and exports.
How does it handle bilingual Māori-English recordings?
Most Māori speakers switch between Te Reo and English naturally. Speak AI handles this bilingual content.
What accuracy can I expect?
For clear Te Reo Māori audio, Speak AI delivers usable transcripts. The relatively small speaker population means accuracy may differ from major world languages.
Is it suitable for government proceedings?
Yes. Speak AI provides timestamped, speaker-identified transcripts for NZ government and legal documentation.
Can I transcribe Māori Television or iwi radio content?
Yes. Upload audio or video from Māori media for transcription and subtitling.
Does it handle different Māori dialects?
Standard Te Reo Māori is supported. Regional pronunciation variation is handled where training data permits.
Can I use it for language revitalization projects?
Yes. Speak AI supports oral history transcription, dialect documentation, and educational content creation for Te Reo revitalization.
Is there a trial?
Free 7-day trial with credits, and more credits with a work email. Full access. No credit card required.
Start transcribing Māori audio today
Upload your first Māori recording and see the difference. Accurate transcription, AI summaries, speaker identification, NLP analytics, and multi-model AI Chat included in every plan.
Start self-serve
Create a free account and upload your first Māori recording. Get a transcript with AI analysis during your 7-day trial. No credit card required.
Work with our team
Need help rolling out Māori transcription across your organization? We help teams set up workflows, configure integrations, and build custom reporting.
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