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NO DETAILS YET ON REMOVAL OF TE REO MĀORI FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Details on exactly which public service agencies will have te reo names removed, how it will be done and to what extent is yet to be formalised by the new coalition government.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the new government is encouraging more people to use te reo, but the coalition agreement signed between National and NZ First requires public service departments and crown entities to communicate primarily in te reo Pākehā. All those specifically related to Māori are unaffected.....
waateanews.com/2023/11/27/te-reo-public-service/
SOME KIWIS DON’T UNDERSTAND MĀORI AGENCY NAMES – LUXON
Speaking to Breakfast, the incoming prime minister said having English first on government agencies will "make sure" people “understand” what agencies are and what they do.
Luxon said the agreement between his coalition to change government agency names to English first is just a "small part" of the overall arrangement.
"All of our public services have added a huge amount of bureaucracy over the last six years and actually haven’t been delivering improved outcomes for New Zealanders.....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/27/some-kiwis-dont-understand-maori-agency-names-luxon/
SHANE JONES SLAMS 'MARGINAL, CULTURAL-DRIVEN DISTRACTIONS'
Jones said efforts should be spent on fixing roads rather than on "marginal, cultural-driven distractions".
He said Waka Kotahi will be called the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) under the incoming government.
Asked if the agency shouldn't be left to focus on repairing roads rather than having to change its name, Jones said: "I can tell you what, NZTA is sadly saddled down with all sorts of obligations to deal with hapū and urupā and a host of other marginal issues.
"I speak the language, all of my children speak the language, but we don't turn it into a religion. We don't turn it into an obligation for every Pākehā CEO or member of the bureaucracy to learn a pepeha, learn a karakia when day-to-day, when they're not in their bureaucratic jobs, that's not how they live.
"I want people to go to work and deliver robust outcomes," Jones added....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/27/shane-jones-slams-marginal-cultural-driven-distractions/
Details on exactly which public service agencies will have te reo names removed, how it will be done and to what extent is yet to be formalised by the new coalition government.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the new government is encouraging more people to use te reo, but the coalition agreement signed between National and NZ First requires public service departments and crown entities to communicate primarily in te reo Pākehā. All those specifically related to Māori are unaffected.....
waateanews.com/2023/11/27/te-reo-public-service/
SOME KIWIS DON’T UNDERSTAND MĀORI AGENCY NAMES – LUXON
Speaking to Breakfast, the incoming prime minister said having English first on government agencies will "make sure" people “understand” what agencies are and what they do.
Luxon said the agreement between his coalition to change government agency names to English first is just a "small part" of the overall arrangement.
"All of our public services have added a huge amount of bureaucracy over the last six years and actually haven’t been delivering improved outcomes for New Zealanders.....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/27/some-kiwis-dont-understand-maori-agency-names-luxon/
SHANE JONES SLAMS 'MARGINAL, CULTURAL-DRIVEN DISTRACTIONS'
Jones said efforts should be spent on fixing roads rather than on "marginal, cultural-driven distractions".
He said Waka Kotahi will be called the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) under the incoming government.
Asked if the agency shouldn't be left to focus on repairing roads rather than having to change its name, Jones said: "I can tell you what, NZTA is sadly saddled down with all sorts of obligations to deal with hapū and urupā and a host of other marginal issues.
"I speak the language, all of my children speak the language, but we don't turn it into a religion. We don't turn it into an obligation for every Pākehā CEO or member of the bureaucracy to learn a pepeha, learn a karakia when day-to-day, when they're not in their bureaucratic jobs, that's not how they live.
"I want people to go to work and deliver robust outcomes," Jones added....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/27/shane-jones-slams-marginal-cultural-driven-distractions/