Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 10, 2017 18:21:21 GMT 12
MAORI FIRST, ENGLISH SECOND UNDER WAIROA'S NEW SIGNAGE POLICY
Wairoa District Council has put its support behind a Maori-first signage policy as it works towards becoming the country's first bilingual town.
The council voted on Tuesday to implement a "Te Reo Maori policy" that includes gradually replacing its signage with bilingual wording featuring Maori ahead of English.
The policy will be subject to public consultation before it is formally adopted. But the council sees it as a "stepping stone" towards a previous goal – set in 2012 – of Wairoa become a fully bilingual town by 2040.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/92379435/maori-first-english-second-under-wairoas-new-signage-policy
Wairoa District Council has put its support behind a Maori-first signage policy as it works towards becoming the country's first bilingual town.
The council voted on Tuesday to implement a "Te Reo Maori policy" that includes gradually replacing its signage with bilingual wording featuring Maori ahead of English.
The policy will be subject to public consultation before it is formally adopted. But the council sees it as a "stepping stone" towards a previous goal – set in 2012 – of Wairoa become a fully bilingual town by 2040.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/92379435/maori-first-english-second-under-wairoas-new-signage-policy