Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 3, 2017 18:33:17 GMT 12
OTAKI IN THE RUNNING TO BE NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST OFFICIALLY BILINGUAL TOWN
Otaki, where the Maori language was almost dead among young people 40 years ago, could become New Zealand's first officially bilingual town.
The town on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, is leading the running to be given bilingual status, in a move being pushed by the Maori Party.
Official status is likely to include bilingual street signs, and the possibility that businesses could have their invoices or signs printed in both languages....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/92132723/otaki-in-the-running-to-be-new-zealands-first-officially-bilingual-town
Otaki, where the Maori language was almost dead among young people 40 years ago, could become New Zealand's first officially bilingual town.
The town on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, is leading the running to be given bilingual status, in a move being pushed by the Maori Party.
Official status is likely to include bilingual street signs, and the possibility that businesses could have their invoices or signs printed in both languages....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/92132723/otaki-in-the-running-to-be-new-zealands-first-officially-bilingual-town