Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 25, 2023 4:54:35 GMT 12
INCOMING-DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WINSTON PETERS BLASTS TE REO MĀORI NAMES FOR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Incoming-Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has slammed te reo Māori names for government departments, saying “communications is about comprehension and understanding”.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB’s Heather du Plessis Allan this afternoon, following the signing of a coalition agreement with National and Act signalling the formation of a new government, Peters called te reo Māori names for departments tokenism.
The agreement struck between New Zealand First and National included requiring public service departments “have their primary name in English, except for those specifically related to Māori”.
It also included a requirement that “public service departments and Crown Entities ... communicate primarily in English”......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/incoming-deputy-prime-minister-winston-peters-blasts-te-reo-maori-names-for-government-departments/KC3SUXYSEZGY7OVMRPKSRZO6PM/
Incoming-Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has slammed te reo Māori names for government departments, saying “communications is about comprehension and understanding”.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB’s Heather du Plessis Allan this afternoon, following the signing of a coalition agreement with National and Act signalling the formation of a new government, Peters called te reo Māori names for departments tokenism.
The agreement struck between New Zealand First and National included requiring public service departments “have their primary name in English, except for those specifically related to Māori”.
It also included a requirement that “public service departments and Crown Entities ... communicate primarily in English”......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/incoming-deputy-prime-minister-winston-peters-blasts-te-reo-maori-names-for-government-departments/KC3SUXYSEZGY7OVMRPKSRZO6PM/