Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 9, 2018 13:17:52 GMT 12
COUNCIL MUST MEET WELLINGTON’S BASIC NEEDS, NOT PUSH IDEOLOGY!
Situation: Wellington Council is spending our rates (property taxes) trying to get us to use Te Reo. It is spending our money on this item of personal interest to some.
Concern: While using Reo might be a fun and cultural experience for those who choose to, it is not the responsibility of a city council to make people do so. In reality, the Council’s job is ensure we have the infrastructure that makes our city work, i.e. footpaths, cycleways, roads & public transport, healthy water, competent sewage & stormwater systems, land for building, & related standards, including earthquake proofing. That’s what we pay these taxes for!
Solution: Wellington Council must focus all its activities on supplying vital infrastructure. Once all that is achieved, they can return any surpluses to the people who paid it!
Please sign the petition and 'share' widely ( friends and email contacts) > www.change.org/p/wellington-city-council-council-must-meet-wellington-s-basic-needs-not-push-ideology
MAKING WELLINGTON A TE REO CITY
Bilingual signs could be on the horizon in Wellington as the city looks set to become New Zealand's te reo Māori capital.
Wellington City Council has set the goal to ensure the language is "included and prioritised" in the city, so is taking the first step by creating a draft policy.
A public consultation for the draft, Te Tauihu – Te Kaupapa Here Hukihuki Te Reo Māori, asks Wellingtonians for ideas on how the council can celebrate the language.
Deputy Mayor Jill Day, who holds the Māori partnerships portfolio, said the council wanted to gather as many ideas as possible on how it can make the policy real.
Signs were the instigator for a wide ranging policy, she said.
"It made us ask why don't we have signs that are bilingual - but we don't want this to be a policy that is all about signage - we want to take it further and focus on all the ways a language is seen and heard," she said......
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/101176713/wellington-city-council-consulting-with-community-to-create-te-reo-mori-policy
Situation: Wellington Council is spending our rates (property taxes) trying to get us to use Te Reo. It is spending our money on this item of personal interest to some.
Concern: While using Reo might be a fun and cultural experience for those who choose to, it is not the responsibility of a city council to make people do so. In reality, the Council’s job is ensure we have the infrastructure that makes our city work, i.e. footpaths, cycleways, roads & public transport, healthy water, competent sewage & stormwater systems, land for building, & related standards, including earthquake proofing. That’s what we pay these taxes for!
Solution: Wellington Council must focus all its activities on supplying vital infrastructure. Once all that is achieved, they can return any surpluses to the people who paid it!
Please sign the petition and 'share' widely ( friends and email contacts) > www.change.org/p/wellington-city-council-council-must-meet-wellington-s-basic-needs-not-push-ideology
MAKING WELLINGTON A TE REO CITY
Bilingual signs could be on the horizon in Wellington as the city looks set to become New Zealand's te reo Māori capital.
Wellington City Council has set the goal to ensure the language is "included and prioritised" in the city, so is taking the first step by creating a draft policy.
A public consultation for the draft, Te Tauihu – Te Kaupapa Here Hukihuki Te Reo Māori, asks Wellingtonians for ideas on how the council can celebrate the language.
Deputy Mayor Jill Day, who holds the Māori partnerships portfolio, said the council wanted to gather as many ideas as possible on how it can make the policy real.
Signs were the instigator for a wide ranging policy, she said.
"It made us ask why don't we have signs that are bilingual - but we don't want this to be a policy that is all about signage - we want to take it further and focus on all the ways a language is seen and heard," she said......
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/101176713/wellington-city-council-consulting-with-community-to-create-te-reo-mori-policy