New Zealand’s central bank chief defended its use of the Maori language in official communications on Wednesday, as the country’s new centre-right government looks to roll back the use of the Indigenous language in the public sector.
The three parties in the new coalition government last week signed agreements that outline policies to roll back the use of Maori language and require all government agencies to primarily use English for their department names and communications.
I recognize that. It is still not something that needs to be defended. The bank is not governed by the same laws since they are independent. It is also an apolitical body so coalition politics don’t really mean much.
But again, Maori is an official language so it is ridiculous for any government related organization to apologize for making statements in it regardless of policy.
Why would that be something you have to defend? Maori is one of the official languages of the country.
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I recognize that. It is still not something that needs to be defended. The bank is not governed by the same laws since they are independent. It is also an apolitical body so coalition politics don’t really mean much.
But again, Maori is an official language so it is ridiculous for any government related organization to apologize for making statements in it regardless of policy.
What a bunch of creeps, and how unusual for a bank to defend something like that.