pito kōrero
1. (noun) comment, short article, short essay.
Hei tīmatanga atu i ēnei pito kōrero me huri atu aku whakaaro ki te āhuatanga o te take nei mō te reo Māori i roto i ngā kura (TAH 73:35). / To begin this short essay I would like to direct my thoughts to the topic of Māori language in schools.