when i arrived in new zealand (1980) i learned that dutch (my native language) was the most widely spoken, non-english language in this country, well ahead of maori (te reo). it surprised me, quite frankly.
when the lange administration took over zillions of dollars were pumped into "te kohanga reo', which he, in his role as minister of education, instituted to promote maori language: indeed, a marxist principle - educate from the ground-up. the net gain was minimal.
my observation is that since this current socialist / marxist government took the reigns the "maorification" of new zealand has become a fact. maori language - week followed by the announcement that matariki will become a national holiday and the bail-out o…
agree with you, yet it raises another important point:
we (on the common sense end of the spectrum) apply a multitude of labels to what is in essence marxism?
it is the opinion of that lot (marxists / socialists) that if you are not with them you are either a "supremacist" or "fascist". or both. only two categories.
on the intelligent side of the political spectrum we identify marxism / socialism with a multitude of labels. that, in turn, makes it very hard to combat the cancer marxism / socialism in reality is: it's like a surgeon fighting hard to rid a diseased body of a tumor that affects the (for example) liver but then starts the surgical procedure b…
TV1 News last night: The NZ - AUSTRALIA travel bubble now enables "Friends and Whanau" to visit each other again. What? Does this apply to English friends and Maori families only??
If not, then TV1 should refrain from using apartheid language??
when i arrived in new zealand (1980) i learned that dutch (my native language) was the most widely spoken, non-english language in this country, well ahead of maori (te reo). it surprised me, quite frankly.
when the lange administration took over zillions of dollars were pumped into "te kohanga reo', which he, in his role as minister of education, instituted to promote maori language: indeed, a marxist principle - educate from the ground-up. the net gain was minimal.
my observation is that since this current socialist / marxist government took the reigns the "maorification" of new zealand has become a fact. maori language - week followed by the announcement that matariki will become a national holiday and the bail-out o…
TV1 News last night: The NZ - AUSTRALIA travel bubble now enables "Friends and Whanau" to visit each other again. What? Does this apply to English friends and Maori families only??
If not, then TV1 should refrain from using apartheid language??
What's sickening is when you read job adverts by major companies with a 20% splattering of woke alleged Te-Reo through it
Breaks the entire advert up into a mess that is difficult to comprehend
Without translation it is just annoying!
I learnt some Maori language living in a country district amongst the people.
This tokenism is patronising and the growth of pidgeon English also alarming.