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Government directs Te Puni Kōkiri to conduct Māori Language Week in English (thecivilian.co.nz)

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The opposition Labour party expressed its strong distaste, protesting the Government’s move by putting out a statement entirely in te reo. Luxon’s office said he couldn’t respond to Labour’s criticisms, as he was unable to read them.Labour leader Chris Hipkins, when asked to explain what his party’s statement said, drew a blank. “Uh… hm… well… uh…” he demurred, staring down at the printout in his hand.

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[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 months ago

In a follow-up statement this afternoon, Potaka clarified that, in keeping with the Government’s policy, he’s changed his name to Tim Pawlenty.

*A current version of this story incorrectly referred to Tim Pawlenty as “Tama Potaka”