Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 30, 2019 17:11:38 GMT 12
PORIRUA CITY'S BILINGUAL SIGNAGE COSTS NEARLY $30K IN CONSULTANT'S AND DESIGNER'S FEES
Porirua City's new bilingual signs have cost nearly $30,000 in consultant and designer's fees.
Featuring te reo Māori and English, the signs cost $27,360 to design which included work by cultural advisors, bilingual experts and "strategic exploration of our strategy for bilingual signage," a council spokesman said.
A further $1643 was spent on translation costs for 113 signs destined for places including Porirua Park, Ngati Toa Hall and Ngati Toa Domain.
Porirua City Council chief executive Wendy Walker said in a statement the city was proudly multicultural and the signs would reflect that.....
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/114592385/porirua-citys-bilingual-signage-costs-nearly-30k-in-consultants-and-designers-fees
Porirua City's new bilingual signs have cost nearly $30,000 in consultant and designer's fees.
Featuring te reo Māori and English, the signs cost $27,360 to design which included work by cultural advisors, bilingual experts and "strategic exploration of our strategy for bilingual signage," a council spokesman said.
A further $1643 was spent on translation costs for 113 signs destined for places including Porirua Park, Ngati Toa Hall and Ngati Toa Domain.
Porirua City Council chief executive Wendy Walker said in a statement the city was proudly multicultural and the signs would reflect that.....
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/114592385/porirua-citys-bilingual-signage-costs-nearly-30k-in-consultants-and-designers-fees