Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 23, 2018 17:45:10 GMT 12
SPELLING MISTAKES IN MĀORI WORDS SEE NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT COUNCIL IWI COMMITTEE 'FAIL' NEW POLICY
Basic spelling mistakes of Māori words have seen a policy guiding how New Plymouth's council will spend millions of dollars sent back to the drawing board.
Spelling mistakes, inaccuracies in the iwi history and a need for more specific statements were among the issues raised.
The errors included the word "waiata" spelled 'waitata', "tokomaru" spelled 'tomomaru' and "kaitake" spelled 'kaikate'.
Councillor John McLeod said the report needed to be in plain English and policy should also extend beyond the current term.
"It's a lot of, for lack of a better word, gobbledegook," he said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/108813672/spelling-mistakes-in-mori-words-see-new-plymouth-district-council-iwi-committee-fail-new-policy
Basic spelling mistakes of Māori words have seen a policy guiding how New Plymouth's council will spend millions of dollars sent back to the drawing board.
Spelling mistakes, inaccuracies in the iwi history and a need for more specific statements were among the issues raised.
The errors included the word "waiata" spelled 'waitata', "tokomaru" spelled 'tomomaru' and "kaitake" spelled 'kaikate'.
Councillor John McLeod said the report needed to be in plain English and policy should also extend beyond the current term.
"It's a lot of, for lack of a better word, gobbledegook," he said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/108813672/spelling-mistakes-in-mori-words-see-new-plymouth-district-council-iwi-committee-fail-new-policy