Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 27, 2023 14:01:16 GMT 12
David Farrar: LUXON IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
The media tone is sceptical of the claim, but this probably more reflects how out of touch much of the media is. Over three months I polled 1,000 NZers on whether they knew the English name of various government agencies, using their Te Reo name. I published the results on my Patreon in August, and reproduce it here now:
“At the suggestion of a subscriber curia in June, July and August has asked 1,000 New Zealanders if they know the English name of various government agencies in Te Reo. We now have results for six agencies:
1) Manatū Hauora, ministry of Health: 8.1%
2) Te Manatū Waka, Ministry of Transport: 7.7%
3) Te Putea Matua, reserve bank of New Zealand: 5.7%
4) Te Pou Hauora Tūmatanui, Public Health Agency: 4.6%
5) Waka Kotahi, NZ Transport Agency: 50.1%
6) Te Aka Whai Ora, Maori Health Authority: 11.1%
This reinforces to me how insulting it is to the public for media or the agencies to only use the Te Reo names. Taxpayers should not have to google an agency to know what it is....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/11/david-farrar-luxon-is-absolutely-right.html
The media tone is sceptical of the claim, but this probably more reflects how out of touch much of the media is. Over three months I polled 1,000 NZers on whether they knew the English name of various government agencies, using their Te Reo name. I published the results on my Patreon in August, and reproduce it here now:
“At the suggestion of a subscriber curia in June, July and August has asked 1,000 New Zealanders if they know the English name of various government agencies in Te Reo. We now have results for six agencies:
1) Manatū Hauora, ministry of Health: 8.1%
2) Te Manatū Waka, Ministry of Transport: 7.7%
3) Te Putea Matua, reserve bank of New Zealand: 5.7%
4) Te Pou Hauora Tūmatanui, Public Health Agency: 4.6%
5) Waka Kotahi, NZ Transport Agency: 50.1%
6) Te Aka Whai Ora, Maori Health Authority: 11.1%
This reinforces to me how insulting it is to the public for media or the agencies to only use the Te Reo names. Taxpayers should not have to google an agency to know what it is....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/11/david-farrar-luxon-is-absolutely-right.html