Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 1, 2022 9:46:25 GMT 12
PLAIN LANGUAGE BILL - PETITION
The answer, surely, is for the Plain Language Bill to require that when words of another language – including Maori – are inserted into any official communication in English, THEY MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
THIS REQUIREMENT SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO SPOKEN COMMUNICATIONS – including by taxpayer funded TVNZ and RadioNZ – so that every time the announcers use Maori words, they will be required by law to provide an English translation.
Anyone keen to see such a development might like to contact members of the Governance and Administration Select Committee that’s dealing with this Bill – see www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/scl/governance-and-administration/tab/mp – to suggest that an amendment along those lines should be inserted into the Bill.
All MP address can be found on the NZCPR website here > www.nzcpr.com/quick-email-mps/
Furthermore, we have created a PLAIN ENGLISH PETITION to help raise awareness of this issue and to promote a potential solution to a growing problem in New Zealand. To sign the petition and help spread awareness – SIGN HERE > www.nzcpr.com/plain-english-petition/
The answer, surely, is for the Plain Language Bill to require that when words of another language – including Maori – are inserted into any official communication in English, THEY MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
THIS REQUIREMENT SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO SPOKEN COMMUNICATIONS – including by taxpayer funded TVNZ and RadioNZ – so that every time the announcers use Maori words, they will be required by law to provide an English translation.
Anyone keen to see such a development might like to contact members of the Governance and Administration Select Committee that’s dealing with this Bill – see www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/scl/governance-and-administration/tab/mp – to suggest that an amendment along those lines should be inserted into the Bill.
All MP address can be found on the NZCPR website here > www.nzcpr.com/quick-email-mps/
Furthermore, we have created a PLAIN ENGLISH PETITION to help raise awareness of this issue and to promote a potential solution to a growing problem in New Zealand. To sign the petition and help spread awareness – SIGN HERE > www.nzcpr.com/plain-english-petition/
