Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 30, 2023 4:57:28 GMT 12
NATIONAL CLAIMS NO ISSUE WITH TE REO ON ROAD SIGNS, BUT SAYS THEY SHOULD BE 'NICE-TO-HAVE'
National claims it has no issue with te reo Māori on traffic signs, but believes they should be in the "nice-to-have category" with the focus instead on "fixing potholes and upgradings our roads".
Bishop later said National had "no issue with bilingualism", but didn't believe it should be a priority for the NZTA or where resources are going when the agency should instead be focused on fixing potholes and upgrading roads.
"I would put the bilingualism into the nice-to-have category rather than a must-do-immediately category," Bishop said......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/05/election-2023-national-claims-no-issue-with-te-reo-road-signs-but-says-they-should-be-nice-to-have.html
BILINGUAL ROAD SIGNS LONG OVERDUE
Te reo Māori advocacy body Te Mātāwai says bilingual road signs will continue the drive towards normalising the Māori language in this country.
Waka Kotahi is consulting on 94 proposed signs, but National’s transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says they will be confusing, and National would ditch them.
Te Mātāwai co-chair Reikura Kahi says the new signs, which would be installed when existing signs are damaged or wear out, include tūnga pahi or bus stop, and Te Ara Puaki for Expressway.
She says Aotearoa is long overdue for bilingual signage.....>
waateanews.com/2023/05/29/bilingual-road-signs-long-overdue/
National claims it has no issue with te reo Māori on traffic signs, but believes they should be in the "nice-to-have category" with the focus instead on "fixing potholes and upgradings our roads".
Bishop later said National had "no issue with bilingualism", but didn't believe it should be a priority for the NZTA or where resources are going when the agency should instead be focused on fixing potholes and upgrading roads.
"I would put the bilingualism into the nice-to-have category rather than a must-do-immediately category," Bishop said......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/05/election-2023-national-claims-no-issue-with-te-reo-road-signs-but-says-they-should-be-nice-to-have.html
BILINGUAL ROAD SIGNS LONG OVERDUE
Te reo Māori advocacy body Te Mātāwai says bilingual road signs will continue the drive towards normalising the Māori language in this country.
Waka Kotahi is consulting on 94 proposed signs, but National’s transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says they will be confusing, and National would ditch them.
Te Mātāwai co-chair Reikura Kahi says the new signs, which would be installed when existing signs are damaged or wear out, include tūnga pahi or bus stop, and Te Ara Puaki for Expressway.
She says Aotearoa is long overdue for bilingual signage.....>
waateanews.com/2023/05/29/bilingual-road-signs-long-overdue/