Seems like bureaucrat nonsense made Maori speakers upset but nobody really has any intentions on removing the Māori language.
Livid_Theory5379 on
Extremely disingenuous headline.
This is about the previous government changing the names of government agencies to Māori language which has left a lot of people confused as less than 10% of the population is fluent in Te Reo. The new government has reverted some of the changes but otherwise everything is still the same.
This is especially confusing as quite a bit of Māori language doesn’t directly translate. i.e. Nz Transport agency being called Waka Kotahi, which translates to ‘travelling together as one’.
It’s still taught in schools, it’s still used in media, it’s still used by politicians across the entire political spectrum, it’s still being used on bilingual signs, still promoted throughout the country etc. It’s never been more popular. Reverting a few government agency names isn’t putting the language at risk.
I’m extremely happy Māori language is being promoted in the country, it’s a bloody awesome thing and a beautiful part of our cultural heritage but it is a process, you can’t change too much too quickly or people will disengage with it.
Redback_Gaming on
Fuck Racists! Why do stupid people listen to these idiots and keep voting for them! Stop voting far right! It’s just shooting yourself in the foot!
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Damn, the maori flag is really cool looking.
NACT1st: *awwww yiss!*
This is what happens when you put a bunch of rightwingers in the beehive.
Very cool metal band, Alien Weaponry, is trying to do their part and has songs in Māori. Highly recommend 😊
[Doc from 5 years ago to get a look at them](https://youtu.be/HvbUSSoKCHA?si=NBJNRkJPEAS21gK5)
EDIT: [A more recent interview going into terminology & how they feel it relates to their music](https://youtu.be/Ds46uWSbl74?si=d1y7TEt5oSlxSIpY)
Seems like bureaucrat nonsense made Maori speakers upset but nobody really has any intentions on removing the Māori language.
Extremely disingenuous headline.
This is about the previous government changing the names of government agencies to Māori language which has left a lot of people confused as less than 10% of the population is fluent in Te Reo. The new government has reverted some of the changes but otherwise everything is still the same.
This is especially confusing as quite a bit of Māori language doesn’t directly translate. i.e. Nz Transport agency being called Waka Kotahi, which translates to ‘travelling together as one’.
It’s still taught in schools, it’s still used in media, it’s still used by politicians across the entire political spectrum, it’s still being used on bilingual signs, still promoted throughout the country etc. It’s never been more popular. Reverting a few government agency names isn’t putting the language at risk.
I’m extremely happy Māori language is being promoted in the country, it’s a bloody awesome thing and a beautiful part of our cultural heritage but it is a process, you can’t change too much too quickly or people will disengage with it.
Fuck Racists! Why do stupid people listen to these idiots and keep voting for them! Stop voting far right! It’s just shooting yourself in the foot!