Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 10, 2018 16:31:25 GMT 12
TE REO IN COURT IS IMPORTANT, SAYS WAITANGI TRIBUNAL LAWYER
A lawyer who won the right to have witnesses cross-examined in te reo Māori at the Waitangi Tribunal says she's surprised a judge queried the use of the language in the High Court.
Lawyer Karen Feint made the comments after Stuff reported High Court Justice Timothy Brewer told a lawyer she had to give three days noticebefore speaking in te reo Māori.
"It seems unusual for the judge to respond in that way," Feint said.
It was important to have te reo Māori spoken in courts, she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/108499609/unusual-for-judge-to-question-te-reo-introduction-waitangi-tribunal-lawyer-says?
A lawyer who won the right to have witnesses cross-examined in te reo Māori at the Waitangi Tribunal says she's surprised a judge queried the use of the language in the High Court.
Lawyer Karen Feint made the comments after Stuff reported High Court Justice Timothy Brewer told a lawyer she had to give three days noticebefore speaking in te reo Māori.
"It seems unusual for the judge to respond in that way," Feint said.
It was important to have te reo Māori spoken in courts, she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/108499609/unusual-for-judge-to-question-te-reo-introduction-waitangi-tribunal-lawyer-says?