Complex sentence: The Maori Language Act 1987 was a piece of legislation passed by the Parliament of New Zealand that gave official language status to the Māori language ("te reo Māori"), and gave speakers a right to use it in legal settings such as in court.
Split into simpler sentences: The Maori Language Act 1987 was a piece of legislation passed by the Parliament of New Zealand. It gave Te Reo Māori (the Māori language) official language status, and gave speakers a right to use it in legal settings such as in court.