If the “Deep State” is defined as a power-based network within a government that operates in pursuit of its own agendas and goals instead of those of the country’s democratically elected leaders, then New Zealand has a serious problem.
Land Information New Zealand typifies the problem. A visit to their website shows that two years after the Coalition Government was elected with a clear commitment that public service agencies will have their primary name in English, they still promote themselves as “Toitu Te Whenua”.
One could argue that the problem lies with the Public Service Minister for leaving it to individual ministers instead of issuing an across-the-board name change directive.
But the prioritisation of Maori names under the Ardern administration was not done through Ministerial decree by, but through voluntary decisions taken by individual agencies to comply with their policy objectives: “LINZ decides to lead with its te reo Maori name, Toitu Te Whenua, to reflect its deepening commitment to its partnership with Maori.”
While the switch to a Maori name occurred within a few months of Labour’s election, two years after the Coalition was elected with an English-name-first policy, the department is still refusing to comply.
In fact, when recently challenged by an NZCPR reader as to why their English name wasn’t listed first, they replied: “Te Reo Maori is an official language of New Zealand and until we have been advised otherwise, we will remain committed to promoting its place in New Zealand.”
The Internal Affairs Minister, Brooke van Velden, explains her approach: “Kiwis told us that they wanted their Government Departments to be easier to engage with by putting English names first, as it is the language that the vast majority of the country speaks. What I have done with the Department of Internal Affairs is to strike a balance between ensuring people can clearly understand the name of the Department, without spending heaps of time or money on it. In fact, when officials suggested changing digital branding for DIA would require external consultants and 50 hours of staff time, I suggested I could flip the text myself with Photoshop. As expected, they did drop the cost estimate after that.”
An analysis of Government agencies listed in the directory compiled by the Public Service Commission – which astonishingly, given its role to “support the Government to implement its policies” still calls itself “Te Kawa Mataaho” – shows that of the 33 main Government Departments, 19 display their English name first, while the rest are still operating in defiance of government policy. In addition, hundreds of other State agencies are listed, some of which comply, but many do not.
With voters becoming increasingly frustrated at the Coalition’s seeming inability to rein in public service activism, wouldn’t it make sense for a simple amendment to be included in the Public Service Amendment Bill that’s currently before Parliament directing public sector agencies to prioritise their legal English name – and specifying that official communications should be provided in English or Maori, not a mix of the two?
It turns out that it is the Crown’s strategy for Maori Language Revitalisation 2019-2023,“Maihi Karauna”, that underpins the state sector’s prioritisation of the Maori language. The brainchild of former Maori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta, the document states that this strategy, which also promotes Te Tiriti o Waitangi ‘partnerships’, “remains in place until it is replaced by an updated strategy”. Since the Coalition has not bothered to update the strategy, it is Nanaia Mahuta’s radical agenda to prioritise the Maori language that still guides the operation of the public sector.
This is symptomatic of a wider malaise.
As the refusal of government agencies to comply with Coalition objectives shows only too clearly, New Zealand’s public institutions have been captured by a form of cultural Marxism that embraces race-based identity politics and Te Tiriti social justice.
Driving this radical agenda to advance Maori supremacy instead of democracy is a “Deep State” network of bureaucrats and academics, who, along with a vast array of private sector advocates including the legacy media and the unions, promote race-based compacts that resist reform.
Auckland University’s Professor Elizabeth Rata has long warned about this development, explaining that the Maori tribal ‘renaissance’ was spearheaded by academics in the seventies, who believed activists should be ‘brought into government institutions to change things from within’: “The bicultural, Maori-Pakeha movement in New Zealand has been a mistake. It is subverting democracy, erecting ethnic boundaries between Maori and non-Maori and promoting a cultural elite within Maoridom. Biculturalism has led to separatism. It also led to the belief that somehow our ethnicity was our primary identity – more basic than any other identity we could choose.”
While political rights in most liberal democracies are grounded in citizenship and equality, in New Zealand the adoption of a bicultural framework gave political weight to ethnic identity, elevating Maori ethnicity into its own political class with distinct rights and status. This led to the development of parallel power structures requiring co-governance and iwi consultation.
As a result of biculturalism, ‘ethnicity’ has now become a political power base that undermines the democratic principle of equal representation, allowing unelected tribal authorities to gain decision-making power without public scrutiny.
In a more recent manoeuvre, the “Treaty of Waitangi” has been replaced in our statutory framework by a weaponised alternative: “Te Tiriti o Waitangi”. Described simply as the ‘Maori version of the Treaty’, Te Tiriti embodies constitutional rights that give rise to co-governance, partnership, and race-based entitlement.
Through this sinister sleight of hand, ideological goals are being widely embedded under the guise of ‘Treaty compliance’ without Parliamentary oversight. And the problem unsuspecting New Zealanders now face is that wherever Te Tiriti has been adopted – whether by government agencies or private sector organisations – tribal leaders are commandeering power-sharing co-governance roles.
As a result, iwi now call the shots in a vast array of ‘official’ circumstances where they are able to operate in their own self-interest outside of democratic scrutiny, boosting their self-worth and billion-dollar balance sheets.
This ideological capture is most visible in our cultural institutions. Museums – once guardians of our shared history – now promote a separatist narrative of dual sovereignty and racial entitlement. George Orwell’s warning in his dystopian novel 1984, “Who controls the past controls the future”, is now a reality, as tribal interests reshape New Zealand history to legitimise race-based power.
This week’s NZCPR Guest Commentator, Dr Brian Gill, a former curator at Auckland Museum, outlines the situation:
“New Zealand is too small for separate natural history or ethnographic museums. Instead, the four largest museums – in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin – are encyclopaedic general museums where science and culture must co-habit. Among their duties these museums must prominently promote their science half. Science museums have ‘an ethical responsibility to safeguard scientific integrity’ and need ‘loyalty to facts and evidence’.
“Te Papa disrupted this traditional arrangement, when in 2019 it unveiled a new principal natural history gallery – Te Taiao/Nature. Instead of devoting it exclusively to science, as in the natural history galleries it replaced, Te Papa incorporated Maori cultural material throughout, to contrive a novel science-culture gallery. Spiritual beliefs now sit alongside scientific knowledge. Te Taiao/Nature explains the natural world ‘through matauranga Maori (Maori knowledge) alongside science’.
“By putting the Maori view of nature in the single science gallery, Te Papa seems to promote the postmodernist ideas that there are no universal truths and that all knowledge is culturally derived. This confused and simplistic ideology seeks to undermine science and other narratives construed as Eurocentric and colonial. By shrinking its science contribution in this way, Te Papa wavers from its truth-seeking mission.”
This Maori cultural takeover of our museums and the undermining of their political neutrality is symptomatic of the wholesale capture of public institutions – including our Courts. This can be seen only too clearly in the debacle over the Marine and Coastal Area Act.
Introduced by National in 2011 to allow a minority of tribal claimants in remote parts of the coast to gain Customary Marine Title, the law was re-written by the Courts to allow all virtually all claimants to succeed. With almost 600 opportunistic claims covering the entire coastline of New Zealand many times over, Judges in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court aimed to deliver control of the coast to Maori by over-riding the intent of Parliament.
Fortunately for New Zealand, the Coalition stepped in to reverse the takeover. Customary Title tests have been strengthened and the decisions of judges nullified through an Amendment Bill that was passed into law last week. But with Labour promising to repeal the new law once elected, the Coalition now needs to go further if it is to prevent a tribal takeover of the coast.
In light of rising geopolitical tensions and increasing national security risks, the Coalition should return control of the country’s coastline and Territorial Sea to the Crown, by repealing the Marine and Coastal Area Act and restoring Labour’s 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act.
At the heart of the controversy over the Marine and Coastal Area Act was the inclusion of “tikanga” or Maori custom in the legislation. Since it means whatever Maori want it to mean, Judges were able to use it to redefine the law in favour of claimants.
With tikanga now being entrenched in New Zealand law – not as a result of government authorisation but through the institutional machinery of the State – yet another weaponised power base is being created, which not only bypasses democratic scrutiny, but undermines the Rule of Law.
Fortunately – the Coalition is now raising concerns about these developments.
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has warned that incorporating tikanga into the law risks creating a “bespoke” legal system that’s “hard to replicate and understand”. With the potential to deter investment and undermine confidence in New Zealand law, he’s now leading a push to reassert Parliamentary sovereignty and redefine its role in order to protect democracy and economic stability.
And to see where the empowerment of tikanga is heading, we need only reflect on yet another example of state activism – the outrageous decision of the Broadcasting Standards Authority to expand their mandate from radio and TV into digital media in order to prosecute The Platform’s Sean Plunket for calling tikanga “mumbo jumbo” – which it is!
With the Prime Minister describing the BSA’s actions as “overreach” and the Broadcasting Minister now questioning whether this regulator needs to exist at all, it appears that the agency’s attempt at a power grab could result in its own demise.
While the weaponisation of ethnicity, of tikanga, and of Te Tiriti are undoubtedly only the tip of the iceberg, continuing down this path of racial division, where a small elite thrive by fostering resentment against other New Zealanders, cannot end well.
Since no nation prospers when its people are divided, it is time to take our country back.
To strengthen our democratic system and restore equal rights in New Zealand, we must follow other OECD countries and remove race and ethnicity from the government sector – not only overhauling legislation, but also policies, agency mandates, service delivery models, data systems, public communications, and constitutional frameworks.
Furthermore, since cultural constructs that promote separatism and superior rights, including tikanga, matauranga Maori, and Te Tiriti, have also been embedded and empowered, they too must be removed with related programmes defunded.
While it may be more convenient to turn a blind eye and dismiss these matters as unimportant, the reality is that those influential activists embedded deep within the institutions of government, are relentlessly driving an agenda to replace our democracy with tribal rule by 2040.
Unless a Government steps in and removes the separatist framework upon which they are building their success, they will succeed.
Doing nothing, is no longer an option.
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THIS WEEK’S POLL ASKS:
*Should an amendment be included in the Public Service Amendment Bill directing public agencies to prioritise their legal English name?
*Poll comments are posted below.
*All NZCPR poll results can be seen in the Archive.
THIS WEEK’S POLL COMMENTS
| absolutley | Paul |
| ABSOLUTELY!!! Luxon & his yes man POUTAKA front of house on this!!!! | Ron |
| woke policy disgusts me.Labour lite National must wake up and take action. | Pattie |
| Can’t come soon enough | Paul |
| We are one country and the same rules should apply to all citizens not based on race. | Des |
| And the sooner the better | Chris |
| As Muriel says the Government must step in and removes the separatist framework. Start with actively changing the naming, Large English, Small maori, on all signage. | Neil |
| Of course. Why hasn’t it been done already. Spineless politicians are the culprits | Roy |
| English is the language that covers all ethnicities in New Zealand AND is the global language of electronic media communication and sciences. I ourfree society individuals can choose other languages for personal interaction and enjoyment . | Anne |
| New Zealand’s primary language by a very large percentage is NZ English. Virtually all Government Department names in te reo Maori is not a literal translation but instead it is a gifted name that we are expected to be very grateful for. That is a sick joke imposed by Central and Local Government. I used to embrace Maori culture and language but this ramming it down my throat makes me want to vomit. | Martin |
| New Zealand is self-destructing with all the mumbo-jumbo, hocus pocus and racial righteousness about the Maori language. I loathe the sound of it being forced down my throat. | Monica |
| A Must! | Olwyn |
| English is our national language spoken by the majority of New Zealanders, it is how we conduct business world wide and within our country . The PSA need to be told either use English in departmental names or find employment eleswhere,. We need this Government to exercise the manadate the public voted for to drive these activist beauocratrs to conform, we are a Secular and democratic nation not a country divided by ancestry entitlement. | John |
| Public agencies at all levels appear to have doubled down on their mission to put Maori first and continue to churn it out, completely ignoring what appeared to be an early directive from the Coalition Government. See the new Auckland Transport signs in downtown Auckland. Not only is it complete arrogance by unelected bureaucrats but it shows complete disregard for the needs of foreign visitors. | Faye |
| Absolutely. | Allan |
| Not enough people speak Maori so English is the prominent language of New Zealand | Chris |
| Should all be English as Maori is only useful in nz | Ken |
| Absolutely. All deep state operatives should be sacked and charged with subversion. | gale |
| Of course but nz has gone over the cliff and there is no return as the division/apartheid continues unabated and when everything shakes out maori will be way worse off as they say to not know history is to repeat it | Wayne |
| THE PEOPLE MANDTED THIS | stephen |
| Immediately | Carol |
| This is long overdue in being implemented. | Glyn |
| Before Christmas | John |
| That is probably not strongly worded yet. The law should be the law orelse the Maoris will just dodge the issue again. | CHRIS |
| This nonsense has to stop!Luxon is not doing the job he promised during the election campaign. | Derek |
| Of course but that is only the tip of the iceberg. PM spineless Luxon will not do it. We must all vote for NZ First and Act to save our country and put us back at the top of world rankings where we once were. | Carole |
| Maorification needs to stop now to avoid inevitable conflict in future generations. Reversal progress has been disappointing to date. | John |
| Absolutely, but National seems hesitant to do anything to upset the Maori agenda, contrary to their election promise. | Elaine |
| No keep them separate | Elaine |
| One Language for ALL….. in Parliament… all replies, have to be in ENGLISH, no preferential LANGUAGES ALLOWED!! NO EXCEPTIONS ! NO RACISM! | DAVID |
| The route to compliance is to defund all these agencies if they persist and remove the people responsible who are now embedded | Alastair |
| The nation understands English – the way it was pre Adern | tony |
| Yes – before the rot sets in to the point where it never can be dislodged. | Scott |
| “Our public institutions have been captured by a form of cultural Marxism that embraces race-based identity politics and Te Tiriti social justice.” | Jennifer |
| Yes definitely. Everybody needs to understand, with no confusion. | Kate |
| Absolutely the use of English first should be in legislation. . Most of the population is English only speaking & writing & alienated everyday by maori words they don’t understand & don’t feel or have any affiliation with. I don’t want to receive emails anymore. Some govt org’s websites don’t even have an English name or documents online don’t have an English date on them. Also strongly disagree with changing place & building names keep our heritage we built this place! | Robbie |
| As they promised | Steve |
| Yes of course. If this coalition fails to do as the majority expect, since English is our primary language, then I fear New Zealand will shortly become a failed state. Ignoring the public wishes means we are no longer a democracy. | Sam |
| English is our first language Tourists definitely don’t know Maori language eg Kura | Jenny |
| And at the same time English should be deemed as the official language and as the language to be used for all official communication | Mike |
| Nz must return to being one state , one set of rules which all new Zealand’s must operate within no matter what there cultural background is. Equal opportunity for all. English is our primary language. | John |
| It is madness to allow a language that just who wants it and just why? just how many of us are being disadvantaged by its use. It is simply emotional ‘wow is me ‘ manipulation – all totally NON cost effective. Get real. | Maurice |
| If the heads of government departments cannot do as requested by their employers,( the voters through their MP’S), maybe they should should be assisted into alternative employment. | Hugh |
| And that includes calling our country New Zealand first, and keep separate two official national languages (Singapore has four) | Rose |
| No more Maorification. This is a key reason many continue to leave NZ as ours have & many others in the medical field which is deeply imbedded within NZ Hospitals. | Derek |
| I am appalled that Tikanga has been allowed to be used in NZ law. and that all govt. department do not have English names first. | Peter |
| Lets have some leadership on this issue,P M Luxon. | John |
| Lets not go the way of South Africa – look how that worked out for all interested parties. | Roy |
| Cater for the majority – not cultural bias | Peter |
| Division is hurting us all. Today’s payouts for past wrongs make today’s people victims for paying for those past wrongs. The last is a question. How many owe their existence to mixed blood? On both sides? NZ has been built by both sides. Lets get it working for all. Cheers. | Bob |
| Most of New Zealands population will then know the identity of the agency that they are dealing with or is being spoken about let alone the clarity this will provide to visitors to N.Z. | Gary |
| If it was asked for and then not done it falls back to you. Did I really want change? By doing nothing will signal you were playing lip service. | Glenn |
| yes yes yes yes yes | mark |
| The answers to the majority of articles which appear in these papers is so obvious that only a rabid racist would fail to answer as the majority does. Maori language is spoken perhaps by 3-4% of the population and probably by a majority of non Maori within that 3-4%. Of course English should be the dominant language used by all government agencies, this idea is not racist but merely common sense. | Peter |
| Most of the maori language must seems to be coming from women, its time they were all sacked`! | james |
| Absolutely. English is spoken by the majority of New Zealanders, even most Maori do speak English. | Willam |
| The Coalition should have enacted this immediately upon gaining power instead of sitting on their hands! | warren |
| it will never happen with luxon and a lot of woke mates of his around.lets start off with ALL GOVT DEPARTMENTS USING NEW ZEALAND as the proper name for this soon to be 3rd world country if the maori jiberish takes over as its doing on tv,radio, newspapers and local councils. | Richard |
| Totally! | peter |
| Public agencies should be instructed they MUST use the English names. In fact the HUGE majority have had a gutsful of our English language being bastardised and blended with made up Maori words. I was sitting among a group and we discussed the use of Maori words and made up ones and for for one example the cricket matches on TV. Most said they did not watch cricket as they were sick of “wikiti” and other made up words invading our cricket — so much so they did not watch the cricket at all. The same applies to TV1 which nobody I know watches their news items for example. | Alan |
| Of course. Should have been done when the coalition government were voted in. English should have been made an official language and we all should have been asked what we want the name of our country to be. | Lee |
| This coalition government is very disappointing. They have not had the balls to reign in all of this radical Maori agenda. They need to pass an amendment immediately. They also need to scrap the ‘Waitangi Tribunal’ as it is clearly raciaaly biased toward Maori. And they need to make the English langiage an official name of New Zealand.. And enforce that English is used before Te Reo.. | David |
| Especially as only a small minority understand Maori. Much of it is pigeon English anyway. The public servants need to be reminded that they work for ‘we the people’ – at our pleasure. 16,000 should have been fired. | Bruce |
| The majority must be listened to…. | Peter |
| Yes definitely. The arrogance of these people in the public sector to ignore the orders of the elected government | dianne |
| Common sense has gone out the window in this Nation of New Zealand….SOS | Chris |
| English is the default language of New Zealand. As was quoted in the treaty. Ceded sovereignty to Britain. Maori became British subjects. The queens Royal charter letters patent of 1840. was to assemble a government and implement English law. Pursuent to those facts all imply that English was the official default Language. Please realise that The maori had no written language. They had limited oral language approximately 200-250 words, each tribe had somewhat different variance’s on that oral language and interpretations. The maori language contained no vowels. At that point in New Zealand’s history English language reigned. English is the default,official and number one language, of New Zealand. Did you all realize, that the chiefs at the time, and when schools were introduced those chiefs were determined that their children were to be taught the English language. As the chiefs stated, we will teach our own children the Maori language at home. The Chiefs realised the importance of learning the English language so there people could trade and live in a society that they could participate in and have an understanding of a world language, that being English | steve |
| Of course. English is New Zealand’s PRIMARY language. It is above all and any other language, so called official or not that is in common use through out our lands. It’s a matter of plain common sense. We are lucky that it was the British who colonised this country and gifted such a fine language that is now almost universal world wide. It certainly is not of the mumbo Jumbo gibberish that Politian’s, bureaucratic bosses, TV presenters and the over educated separative activist elites try to ram down our throats. But nothing will change until the general public start to panic as to what is going on, especially when it really hurts them in their pockets. The current coalition Government will have so much ammunition for the next election that it should win by a wide margin. That is, if they are smart enough. | Garry. |
| Long overdue. | Geoff |
| It must be done | David |
| This issue is absolutely dividing New Zealand, TVNZ over the top with Maori Everything, Sad, really sad. | Colleen |
| Please stop the judicial rot. The judiciary look to be corrupted by personal greed ensuring “jobs for the boys” and themselves for the foreseeable future. | Rob |
| As soon as possible !! | Geoffrey |
| I also think that it is time that we change the official languages of NZ to include English – presently it is just Maori and Sign that are official languages. | Sue |
| No mandate to do otherwise | Roger |
| Have a Maori scientific museum where NZ is fished out of the sea by someone in a waka. | Bob |
| Both languages need to be seen BUT English is understandable by 95% maori by 5% A no brainer | Graham |
| Definitely. English is the most widely spoken language in the world and should be used in all government communication. National and the current Prime Minister need to realise this and move swiftly, ahead of the next election. | Gavin |
| New Zealand is our Name Govt must DIRECT Public Agencies English must be First On all Departments No excuses | leo |
| Well overdue | Robert |
| As the vast majority of New Zealand speak. ( and All maori went through English speaking education system) it is only common sense that English should be the main language used. | kabe |
| It is high time our elected representatives instructed the civil service to obey their directives, or face disciplinary action. If this goes on much longer it may well become unstoppable without some kind of serious social strife. | TOBY |
| 100% | Valda |
| Let us hope Common sense prevails. | James |
| ASAP ASAP | RICHard |
| English must be made our offical language and required by law to be used first and foremost. NZ is currently a total basket case. National are just oxygen thieves especially Luxflakes. | Kevin |
| The English language is being downgraded and it is known that communication with the public is aimed at a level of understanding by that of an 11/12 year old. We have a beautiful language evolved from centuries that is now simplified and inserted with words that do not belong. We are being indoctrinated by a Government who have let us down in language education. | Susan |
| It is not only a matter of: I don’t and won’t understand te reo. It does NOT belong in NZ. | Peter |
| Yes, of course, everyone agrees this should happen. But sadly it won’t. National is full of Bolger, Key, Graham, Finlayson and Luxon types. They say one thing and do the opposite. Luxon is even learning Te Reo. That tells you all you need to know. Whatever happened to binding citizen-initiated referenda? | Juliet |
| and Judith Collins should respectfully be asked to personally make sure it happens and its provisions implemented immediately by Sir Brian Roche upon Royal Assent. NB. She should have by done this on day one of this Parliament. | Doug |
| Any sensible society prioritises the most common language. | Brian |
| White part moooreze are the worst kind. Followed closesly by the bush pigs in parliment. What a crock of shit New Zealand has become, lame lame lame. the land of the long brown cloud, lets just dumb everything down and hand it over to them to cannibalise even further-or !!! Stand up ! Be counted and fight these greazy lying userpers . Stop beating around the bush coalition party and drive them out of existance , do it or dont bother showing for the next election weve had enough of your empty promises. You are weighed in the balance and found wanting. When leaders bravely lead the people gladly followed. | GlynJ |
| I doubt the government has the will or strength to do it though. | mike |
| Without any doubt | Neville |
| English is the language used and understood by both Maori and non-Maori in New Zealand. | Gifford |
| of course it should. What is there now right throughout NZ is fast becoming downright dangerous. I has occassion to visit our A & E at the local hospital recently to be confronted with Maori only statement Goodness knows what it meant and I had to ask if I was actually in A & E. That in my view is stupidly dangerous. | Carolyn |
| NOW PLEASE | Noel |
| no doubt about this | Gerard |
| Without delay | Ken |
| We need to follow the Singaporean model; they have 4 official languages – English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil. But the language used in Government, Science and Education is English. Why? Because it is a globally important language. The Maori language has no global impact whatsoever but absorbs 100’s of millions of dollars a year of tax payer money. We would be much better off dumping Maori and having Mandarin as our second language, given the rise of China and Asia in general. | Richard |
| Critically important to prioritise English name first | NOEL |
| English is what we speak here in New Zealand. So it should be | Rob |
| Unfortunately the take over is nigh! Unless Kiwi’s sit up and take notice this Country is doomed to Racial division which again unfortunately will take us backwards not forwards. We need everyone in NZ to realise exactly what is happening which has been very well documented by Muriel here today. | Frank |
| Yes,asap.also,terminate the employment of all activists who are heading governmental departments and agencies who continue to push for maori preference and pursue race based separatism.Why is it so difficult for esch minister of each respective department to action this?The current Deep state seems to be steaming ahead unhindered with He pua Pua firmly in their grasp,unelected activists ignoring their ministers.The only explanation i can come to is that the ministers are part of the problem.I warn you the Animal farm is not far away. | gale |
| Absolutely, It is interesting to note that the governments recent Investment seminar summit failed to attract substantial investment in our country. Why, because of the situation we have here with our racial undertones and what amounts to a politically unstable future. | Judy |
| All govt communications, incl the names of the various agencies, should be in plain English (as it used to be). | Carla |
| How are visitors to NZ able to visit a hospital of any other emergency services if they don’t understand the Maori (non-indigenous} language. | Dave |
| Absolutely | Chrius |
| Absolutely, but of course English needs to be also made an official language. Why are they dragging the chain on this. | Lawrie |
| ABSOLUTELY. | JOHN |
| Absolutely asap. The big hurdle to this is the National party. Lookhow they have kowtowed,along with Labour, to the relentless push from the racist maori. For this country to survive we must get rid of all references to race in legislation etc. If we dont we will be the Zimbabwe of the Pacific. Come on Luxon get it done or get out. | Peter |
| Proud of the guest writer’s stance My parents – George & Jo Hitchcock, RIP – would have supported him | Anne |
| A Very definite YES from me! I don’t want to have to look up a Maori Dictionary every time I need to ring up a Government Department. It’s about time they were told to put English first….no exceptions! | Heather |
| we should not be having this discussion | william |
| I cannot fathom why the coalition is not more aggressive, unless it is the preference of Chris Luxon. There is a mutually supporting infrastructure of race based organisations, groups tribunals that are promoting this. each and ever one of them need to be eradicated. The race based Maori Sovereignty pushers are NOT going to give up…they need to be STOPPED. | Kenneth |
| The whole thing is a shame if labour could pass these laws in their first 6 months why can’t the coalition do the same axe with 1 law covering it all | V5 |
| Most definitely. And if National don’t do it soon let’s start letting them know our vote will not be for them. | Clive |
| Now. | Iain |
| Urgently | Rodney |
| English is by far the most universal language spoken in NZ and should be prioritised on all official documents and signage. | Hugh |
| Fire the Bureaucrats who won’t take instructions from our elected representatives- easy! | John (Hone) |
| And to incorporate correspondence in English. | Nicole |
| I would go one further and make English our official language. | Bev |
| It is tiresome continually having to defend NZ from these maori parasites!!! | Dr. Alastair |
| The Coalition seems to struggle or fully understand what the people voted them into power. The Coalition needs to act and act fast. | mike |
| Although doing so would let the coalition off the hook and ignore its pre-election promises. Ministers should be doing this. | Trevor |
| A very sensible suggestion | John |
| An urgent matter. | William |
| With immediate effect. | Ken |
| absolutely!! with lightning speed!! | tony |
| In keeping with the National Party election promises. | Denis |
| please | Colin |
| All Government offices, all signs everything should be in English and English only . This government has done nothing to eliminate or stop the increased use of the other language | sheryl |
| Woke out of control Govt departments | Hone |
| totally yes, the language used by the bigger % of the country | john |
| The answer is clearly yes. State services are simply thumbing the noses at government policy. Why the coalition has not addressed the situation is beyond belief. A firm directive should be laid down by the Minister to the offending department heads to change or look for another job. If you were employed in private sector this is exactly what would happen. The more serious question is why hasn’t government enforced this directive already? They appear to be sitting on the fence – again. | chris |
| – with punishments if not complied | Thomas |
| Of Course! | Murray |
| Absolutely – could well be the last chance to do so. | mary |
| go further and give primacy to english as an official language of NZ | Nikki |
| New Zealand is a country that should not include racist ideals. | Allan |
| Yes. This needs to be a strong priority. | Stuart |
| Absolutely | Ihaia |
| I voted for this policy at the last election, another policy that Luxton and National can’t remember. | John |
| only sensible option.what has happened to normal common sense ??we are a civilized culture,not a stone age, canable one !! | norman |
| Of course. | Simon |
| English is our no1 language. It is the language of the world and money. It must be given top priority. English first. | Laurine |
| This action should have been taken two years ago right after the coalition took control of Government. | Chris |
| Absolutely – most people, including tourists know what on earth these publications are talking about – Maori all jumbled up with English in one sentence is no way to educate anybody about anything. | Jan |
| absolutley nothing else to say. | angela |
| Should be done by yesterday.. | Steve |
| Bugger all people can understand these confusing stupid Maori names for govt departments . They are all recent inventions because stone age Maoris never had govt departments???? | Brian |
| English is prime language –not hard to understand Maori names– let alone their pronunciation | mac |
| One cannot accept these Maori power hungry politicians, I suggest removing all for the sake of national freedoms. | Norman |
| Why hasn’t it been done already. | Gail |
| The government must carry out its promise to change departments’ names to English according to the voters’ wishes. | Jan |
| NZTA on much of their correspondence still lead with Waka Kotahi | Michael |
| COMMON SENSE !! | Peter |
| All the stupid agency’s that put maori first are mental, as only about 3% of maori understand maori fluently. maori should be dropped all together | Colin |
| Absolutely, these public agencies should use English first as they always did. | Audrey |
| The Deep State is the enemy of the people | Grant |
| Do it now | Don |
| Definitely | Murray |
| The coalition government have had 2years to do something about this. It beggars belief that ver little has happened, considering that was almost top of the list of importance when they took over. The clock is ticking, what is wrong with them? Is National sleep walking into defeat next year, just not realising how many voters put them there to put things right? | Frustrated |
| all of the separatist clap trap should have been dealt with as soon as the coalition took power, the reason National are losing popularity is because they have not gone for the throat to remove all the separatist nonsense & save our nation. | Nigel |
| and so it goes on, nothing changes , It is already to late. | Howard |
| Essential ! | Sylvia |
| National and Lucson have been very slow to force public departments To place English first in all their headings and to me that shows little regard for the people who voted them in plus to me it is a sign weakness. I do not trust National when dealing to Maori issues. | Ken |
| There are no full blood Maoris now. | Donald |
| The Maori language has no direct translation for the English name of a govt. dept., such as weaving wellness for Health NZ, lobster for Goldcard, mirage of men for WINZ. Although an accepted language Maori is still tribal and primitive, even looking up words and phrases in the Maori dictionary does not give an accurate translation. | Diana |
| Of course English is the first and main spoken language (98%) in New Zealand.Why wanting to introduce confusion (bad enough as is) in a substantial peacefull existence?? | Henk |
| Absolutely. | Richard |
| Common sense would say yes. English 1st and foremost. Why should 10% of maori speakers over rule the 90% of the English speaking New Zealanders? Totally outragous. Sack all yhe none compliant managers. Democracy must prevail. | Allan |
| now | Wiremu |
| This ‘Deep State’ revelation is very worrying | Peter |
| Most definitely,prioritise the legal English name. | Ann |
| Truly – our nation has become racially divided in a very big way. It must be stopped or New Zealand will very soon become New Zimbabwe. It is way overdue to end ALL official recognition of race or ethnicity in ALL legislation in New Zealand. With race/ethnicity no longer having official status, there would be:- NO more race-based seats NO race-specific party in Parliament. NO more race-based wards in local government. NO more census questions about ethnicity. NO more co-governance. NO more so called Treaty claims of unending victimhood. NO separate Health Authority. NO Waitangi Tribunal ! NO racial apartheid ! We would all be EQUAL !! History tells us that no nation or society can survive while racist activists promote division and entitlement on the basis of race, (i.e. APARTHEID) and the only way to bring this to an end is by ceasing ALL official recognition of and status for race/ethnicity. | Doug |
| This would be but a very small first step in cleaning out Public Service activism | John |
| Immediately, under urgency | Penny |
| This racist push for power is sickening and we need to show a united front to stop any further division by self serving activists where ever we can. | Anon |
| Ae | Ray |
| Nobody know where the aew going with these made up Maori names. There were never hospitals, transport, ambulances in 1840 | Kay |
| Get on with it please! | Daphne |
| Who in hell can speak it, want to understand it or even have the slightest interest in a language that only about 5% of the country can speak fluently! and even they speak English! New Zealand has already been dragged back to the stone age enough! if something isn’t done about this Maori takeover very soon it will lead to the people of New Zealand taking over like the other lot did with the English version of the treaty in Wellington | Laurie |
| Immediately | Colin |
| Too much use of Maori uses in names Streets, Government, Hospitals, general use is NOT a Right, and I find it ruse when the phone is answered on Maori and NOT in English. Needs to be stoped. | Carl |
| How many radical Maoris even know the names of agencies in Maori without them being transliterated into English anyway? | Peter |
| Lets get this place working in the one direction | MALCOLM |
| english is spoken and understood by all people living in NZ | Noel |
| It is also high time to declare English as an official language. Im not sure if that has been done yet. | Ingrid |
| Ipso facto | Theanswerissix |
| Forget “prioritise” they should “DIRECT” | Cliff |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS OUR SPOKEN LANGUAGE. SPEAK ANY OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE IF YOU WISH BUT DO NOT EXPECT THE REST OF US TO HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH YOU. | HONEST DAVE |
| The Racist takeover is well underway. So many of these sly changes were in place with no public discussion. What CAN we do to halt the Apartheid takeover? | Doug |
| If Gov does not stop it – it will keep on festering – the result will if it has not already, reflect a divided country, that does not not end up a nice country to immigrate to or even live in. One can get sick of the continued underlying tension. Some politicians are gullible. | Maurice |
| Otherwise our country is doomed to racial division. And, very much influenced by the minority to the social disadvantage of the majority | William |
| It’s high time to stop the power grabs of the Maori elite. This government should draw a line in the sand and say, “Enough is enough”. If we don’t, NZ is heading fast down the track of South Africa and Zimbabwe. “Biculturalism” is a road to disaster. | Laurence |
| As an older person I cannot fathom out what Maori names for Government Departments is in English. Less than 5%of NZ citizens can fluently speak Maori so it is logical that English must become the official languish . | Steve |
| Race division within a country is sure way for it to fail. Look at the disasters prevalent in Africa. | Dane |
| It is our natural first tongue | lindsay |
| Very disappointed that the name changes have not been enforced by the current government along with the use of the word Aotearoa! | Debra |
| English is our main language | Barry |
| Removing race from all legislation would be a massive move in the right direction. | Brenda |
| English is our standard language and anything else weakens and confuses us | Harvey |
| Why do these agencies wield so much power. Directives should come from elected government. | Jan |
| Stop the Maori takeover by radicals | George |
| It is not necessary to have Maori words beside English, in signage. Has anyone done a poll by isolating the Maori words in signage and asking people what it means? | John |
| absolutely! | Gerhard |
| We need to be one people one nation under our national criteria. | Neville |
| The Coalition Govt. lead by the gutless wonder Luxon needs to front up & grow a spine to dismantle the cancerous maori activism which is destroying NZ and it’s democracy. | Greg |
| Most of us Kiwis thought that was one of Nationals pre election promises. Obviously there are some pro Maori activists still existing in the public sector ranks who are rebelling. They need to be weeded out to get any further solution to the problem. | Wayne |
| To me, it is complete nonsense to think otherwise. | John |
| New Zealand is an English speaking country | AndyE |
| Most definitely! | Robert |
| more people speak it in NZ | NOEL |
| And along with that tikanga and any other references that may lead to co governance or resemblance of partnership should also be removed | Alec |
| Good article – lets hope the govt follows up on this advice. | mike |
| YES, English should come first as other ethnicities are in the minority. Remember, the Colonials gave the radicals their education which they are now using to trash colonials at every turn. | Sharon |
| “YES” Time to sort the department managers and tell them to do what they are told. They are employees and if they do not like it leave???? Sorry they will not as they are on inflated incomes that they would never get in the public arena. Time for the government to grow a pair and make the minions do as instructed????? | rod |
| Absolutely! There should be no race based Maori names allowed for any departments or oragencies at all. And the name of our county is New Zealand – NOT Aotearoa | John |
| delete maori names completely unless a maori organisation | tom |
| The Coalition Government has its hands full trying to operate the Country Democratically elected principles that public institutions are trying to ignore. I’m one who believes this is gonna take more than three years. | Michael Andrew |
| Fear of acting will not keep this current coalition on the treasury benches | Phil |
| Absolutely this should be the case. Most of the Maori names are just conjured up out of thin air anyway, with Maori grifters getting state funded koha to do it | Rob |
| That and more should be done to remove the subversive elements in the buraucracy | Bruce |
| It’s the only way these activist bureaucrats will be controlled. | Glenn |
| Everyone speaks English, radicals are being appeased. | Richard |
| We are one people | George |
| Absolutely, no question about it. It’s madness to incorporate vague and illusory folklore into the laws and organisations of New Zealand. | Laura |
| Let’s get on with equality. Until we do our progress is shackled. | DOUGLAS |
| YES, and this government should hurry up and do what they said they would before they voted in and STOP giving into the ( I WHAT IT TRIBLE) ie; THE MAORI. If this government doesn”t get in at the next election they may need to look at what they said they would do and what they didn”t do, as those who voted for they are getting (P—-D OFF. | COLIN |
| In local Council communications also | stewart |
| Absolutely and as soon as possible | Robyn |
| We, the People, have had ENOUGH of Maori being FORCED on us | mike |
| Definitely! It will be one step of the many that need to be done to reverse all this nonsense! | Brenda |
| I voted for national but NEVER AGAIN they liared to voters who believed they would govern FOR EVERYONE ETC & they have let down everyone who like me believed them. | Cindy |
| The coalition promised to make the change to prioritise English but have largely failed to bring the bureaucrats to heel. | Steve |
| Certainly yes. English is the most common language and recognised by NZers | Edward |
| English 1st always, easier for everyone including visitors to New Zealand | Peter |
| Yes because these agencies are just to stupid to see common sense. | Scott |
| 100% absolutely. This country is going down the drain fast unless all references to Maori in legislation is removed | Gareth |
| Yes.! English, the most versatile, most colourful and universally accepted as the best trading language that most understand. | Donald |
| This was promised to us. Only Transport NZ has changed as required | Neil |
| at least most of us can understand what said!! | Chris |
| Sadly a lack of moral backbone is stopping the ridiculous Maorification of New Zealand . Please remember its an Election year ,next year . Watch National and NZ First scramble to make good promises’ made to Kiwis , perhaps the risk of joining the ranks of the unemployed will inspire them to action really what won them the last election . Bit doubful actually . Perhaps voters would prefer the scum of TPM ? | Ray |
| But as we know, pink pigs don’t fly, chocolate fish don’t swim. | Russell |
| Marxists in the public service need to be fired forthwith | chris |
| If only to inform people more reliably what the agency is about. | John |
| Sooner the better | Errol |
| Unless a person understands te reo, the maori words in front of gov dept names are meaningless. Thats the vast majority of the country. The undermining of New Zealand has to stop. | Graham |
| Absolutely! Thank God our education system is being changed. It is through the education of children into “the maori way” we continue to develop into a separatist society promoted by radicals. English is the first language of this country and at the very least Government and Local Body departments should all be returned to English names. After all they’ve been elected to represent NEW ZEALANDERS. | Bruce |
| It makes it very difficult when dealing with agencies if you can’t interpret their name, if you speak English then speak English, if you speak Maori then speak Maori. The primary goal to communication is to speak a common language. | Philippe |
| Absolutely, as 98% of Kiwi’s don’t speak Maori at all, why should anybody in NZ be forced to do so? NZ is for New Zealanders, Not Maori’s or Europeans. | Alister |
| Yes of course; but that wider issue is not the name but the culture which has developed over a longer period of time | Peter |
| Definitely have the English name in the PSA Bill.. I get sick of NZ being referred to by it’s maori name. Relations overseas can’t believe it. | Russell Black |
| we are one, oer at least should be | Phil |
| It is clear that all but a small number of the population would recognise public institutions by their te Reo names. | Bryan |
| Definitely. | Trevor |
| The democracy of this country is under a much bigger threat than everyone thinks | alastair |
| Absolutely. Gummint employees are dragging the chain…. | Gill |
| It is absolutely well overdue! | Robin |
| I’ve had a total gutful of having this fabricated Maori language being shoved down our throats. Absolutely of no practical use outside our dear NZ. | Tony |
| why hasn’t the English language also been deemed to be the Official language of New Zealand?I am sure there was a petition for it a couple of years ago but nothing else has been done or heard about it since to my knowledge? I don’t know what these agencies now are being in Maori. | Linda |
| The majority of New Zealanders don’t speak Maori. And what about tourist’s who need to use public services. Prioritising Maori is completely woke think. | Tony |
| If this coalition doesn’t start acting they are on course to a singe term govt and then look out | Greg |
| Keep it simple so that everyone can understand it. | Bruce |
| I was annoyed when I flew Air NZ recently with all the unintelligible Te Reo chatter & the huge Te Reo font on the screen in front of me with an Englush font below it at least 5 times smaller. Also trying to negotiate Taranaki Base Hospital car park is an unintelligible nightmare with all the prioritized Te Reo. I feel like a foreigner in my own country. | Geoffrey |
| We can no longer afford the luxury of ignoring what is happening in this beautiful country called NEW ZEALAND. Luxon, you are on notice, cut the crap and do what you were elected to do, NOW. | Martyn |
| Absolutely!!! | Peter |
| Forthwith | Tony |
| National need to get a spine and insist that changes are made. | Roger |
| Obvious | Roger |
| English is the main language spoken globally | DAVID |
| Because English is more widely understood | Gavin |
| Absoluetely | Tony |
| The Govt should take on our senior civil service and reform it. Parliament is sovereign and should do what it can. This Govt might well lose office for it reluctance to govern rather than by what it did. | Any |
| Definitely | Mike |
| Yes, yes, yes. | David |
| YES of course, but will this be done, somehow I think not Luxflake is failing New Zealanders big time, he needs to go | |
| This should be done with URGENCY | Heather |
| Yes – and throughout all communication. Any document produced by a government agency tht has a potential overseas audience must only use New Zealand as the country name | Peter |
| Yes. Most definitely. The Coalition Government should have made this a priority immediately they were elected. But of course, traitor and liar Luxon together with his Maori activist implant Potaka, had no intention of fulfilling their election promises to rid the country of Maorification. Potaka pulls the activists strings in that marriage, and as a result, Maorification only intensifies. You can bet that Potaka is positioning himself to be the new Prime Minister when National and Labour form the next coalition government in 2026. God Save New Zealand never sung a truer tune. Get the Bill passed into law ASP. Thank you to the honest MPs who actually do have all New Zealanders interests and future at heart when they fulfill their public duties in Parliament. | Colin |
| YES… but it is too late to close the stable door…. the horses has bolted and they are loving it. We can’t even watch a cricket match without Maori Language cricketing terms rammed down our throats from the the commentators box. THE COUNTRY IS STUFFED. God defend New Zealand. | Bruce |
| Tomorrow! | Murray |
| the road to ruin… | Richard |
| The big issue is about our identity as a nation. As long as we allow maori religion and culture to be dominant we will go back to older beliefs that bound us and generated hatred of each other. We need to return to the good old western values. | Ray |
| Yes | ray |
| This is a very important issue. Quite possibly many New Zealanders do not even know that English is not even legal language in this country. The legal languages are Maori and sign language. I regard this as an extremely important decision but it doesn’t seem to capture much attention our among our parliamentarians | Pauline |
| The government is way too slow to act. The PM is a very disappointing leader. I voted for National in the last election. I have already decided that this will not be the outcome next time. | Dr John |
| The majority speak only English! | Sharon |
| This does not go far enough. Maori language, barely understood by 99% of New Zealand, should be removed entirely from all communications. It is a primitive boutique language that is now full of recently made up words so it covers things of which Maori knew nothing before being rescued by colonisation. It’s a museum piece and as relevant to the modern world as Morris dancing. | John |
| Why is it that with all nzders are considered equal before the law we still have this quite racist and separatist approach to matters like the marine and coastal act. The divisiveness that this has led to, and will continue to promote is so destructive and well, if left unchecked cause significant and permanent damage to the fabric of New Zealand Society. | Greg |
| It’s quite preposturous to see Maori names in front of Engllsh. The majority of New Zealander’s understand English, therefore even from the most obvious common sense viewpoint, placing Maori words in front of English is enitrely imptractical, even foolish. Last evening the NZ versus English cricket one dayer was shown as being played at some place shown on TNVZ in Maori. I had no idea where that place was? The English name was not shown at all. Utter nonsense from my piont of view. TVNZ continually pushes Maori ahead of the English language — and this nonsense really has to stop. | John |
| For the clarification of all New Zealanders, not just a small number of citizens. | Malcolm |
| Muriel’s article on this say’s it all | Alan |
| Absolutely. | brian |
| I’m over it! A dead language that I don’t understand. | Bryan |
| The majority of New Zealanders speak English. It should be the primary language. | Malcolm |
| Do you send your excellent publication to all coalition ministers? | Phil |
| ENGLISH IS THE ONLY LANGUAGE THAT EVERYONE IN NZ UNDERSTAND NO REASON TO BE DIVIDED WHEN THEY ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT RACES LIVING IN NZ! | Dominique Greenslade |
| Yes. This name change back to our official English language is to be done at once. But this only the tip of the iceberg we are threatened by. Rid us of these bloody Maori seats. Kick out this radical bunch of Haka artists out of parliament . Rid us of the TOW and of the Waitangi tribunal gangsters. . The list is endless. | Michael |
| Such an action is overdue. | Peter |
| Yes – in fact it should also extend to far more accountability for any dept when spending taxpayers money on any branding of any sort. | Andrew |
| long overdue | Collin |
| Absolutely!! | Brenda |
| We were duped by the parties National Act and NZ first that they would prioritise English and remove references to TOW in legislation | Geoff |
| Do it now. | Arthur |
| Of course it should and why is English not our legal primary Language why are the coalition of making it law to change everything to English first in large letters and if required Maori below in smaller letters visitor’s to this country have no idea how to say Maori or know what it’s supposed to mean | Peter |
| Absolutely | ron |
| National have been lackluster on their election promise to rid NZ of co-governance – which is in reality maori rule as they always seem to hold a veto vote. | Ann |
| A no-brainer | Richard |
| If I am faced with a document that has maori with no translation I won’t sign it. | Chris |
| This should have been sorted well before now. The government needs to exert its democratic authority and direct these changes be made in the public institutions. Resistance should be met with consequences. | Geoff |
| Recognise the radicals trying to destroy our culture. Our heritage needs its champions | Matt |
| YES, YES, YES – we MUST stop this reverse racism NOW and FOREVER as it is rapidly completely stuffing our wonderful NEW ZEALAND. | Brian |
| Without questiom! | David |
| Whatever good intentions the early academics had, the support of their primary client of government departments, Te Ao Maori, has not been endorsed by either Te Ao Maori, who want control of the country or the enemy of the academics and government departments, the NZ Government. IOW this a 3-sided civil war. We have been undermined by traitors. | Lawrence |
| A very apt term from Muriel, “cultural Marxism “, so we got rid of Jacindy & her feckless band, now we need the government to prune the Marxist bureaucrats | john |
| Immediately! | Carol |
| Now is the time to sort out the the deep state starting here | Phil |
| English is recognised by everyone. Maori names have created confusion. | Gary |
| The MMP form of government has secured tribalism and taken the country to a place where nationalism is not possible. Likened to medieval europe 1,00 years ago. Prosperity is now beyond reach unless change can take place. Democracy can have only one sovereignty. Artcle is spot on! | Frederick |
| We must vehemently resist every under the table move by Maori activists to take over the country. Ignore this at our peril. | Peter |
| What a mess | Evans |
| Make English an official language of our country. Maori and NZ Sign Language are already official languages in NZ. | Kent |
| of course | Mike |
| Stop the rot. | Graham |
| English,the best way to get the message across. | Mark |
| As long as the agency clearly states what it is I don’t think we need more hard rules. Our language is changing. Eventually foreigners will need subtitles to watch Shortland Street. It’s just going to happen. | Max |
| This govt has betrayed the voters who put them there. | Robin |
| Absolutely | Liz |
| English should always be first as the biggest majority of N/Zis English speaking | Barbara |
| This should be enforced by government immediately. | John |
| Sick of the mumbo jumbo. The brain washing must stop. | Neil |
| I have setup a rule in my email that auto deletes any emails that has maori in them – works great. Interestingly when it comes to the rates bill, it is in English – ha ! | Trevor |
| That is what the coalition was elected to oversee amongst other things. | Mark |
| although maori is a recognised language in NEW ZEALAND it is appropriate only to use it when the speaking or writing is entirely in that language. Even then it is not correct for the language to include bastardised English words and insist that we must use those mixtures in place of the original well formed English words. | Murray |
| And public servants who refuse should be sacked. | Bill |
| It is time to return New Zealand to a liberal democracy, that is, where society has equal rights and there are no special privileges for loud pressure groups or other grifters. | Trevor |
| post-haste, if not faster | Edith |
| The Government is politically committed to doing it as promised to the Electorate. Now get on and do it ! | Nev |
| We’re not aotearoa. We love in new Zealand. I’m over all the race based BS | GRANT |
| Many of us are tired of waiting for this to happen. We are tired to see job descriptions that has the Treat as part of their requirements. Why then we don’t have understanding of the British Government and iand political system, or that they have to swear alliance to the British monarchy. Also government departments are not part of the Maori culture. So why do we even need a Maori name? If now there are a bigger representation of Maori in politics, why do we still have Maori seats? Why government had to ask people to vote for Maori wards? Why not just make local council terminate these? Jacinda made them legal with a pen. We need to stop any race based legislation. MBIE has a plethora of so called ” Maori advisors’. Do we have English advisors’ too? National and Labour voters have given the mandate to stop race based initiatives. Why is the coalition not doing anything about it? Also.eben if there were two versions of the Treat, the majority of the population are not even particularly Maori. Do the Treat that should prevail should be the English one. This is democracy. Why do we still have the waitangui tribunal? Why people who were not there are paying compensation to people that also were not there. Other countries just give apologies. And if those who call themselves Maori also have British blood, they should compensate themselves. There ancestors were also from overseas, mainly from the UK. Do why only the people who are full blood from overseas are the only ones to pay. Let’s have a real democracy. No more race base policies. It would be great if the coalition put and end to this. | Lulu |
| Clearly. I visited MOTAT recently and the signage was either Manglish or Pure Maori. Not once did I see a pure English sign | COOKIE |
| Utterly confused recently to find a local.hospital wing with no English name. Should vulberable patients & visitors need to engage in mystifying searches? Safe practice, I doubt it. | Chris |
| Cannot happen soon enough. | Richard |
| Without doubt. | Robyn |
| Absolutely | Mat |
| Absofknlutely | Dave |
| Definitely | Daphn |
| Immediately .A necessity | Basil |
| Yes, an amendment is needed. Would Land information resort to sign language as it too is an official language of New Zealand. Please stop this bureaucratic idiocy and root out the racism from government. | Peter |
| Absolutely English name first. Plus if all communications were written in English only – which the majority of people understand – it would save a lot of time and money. | Desiree |
| Should be there – de jure. | mary |
| Maori have pushed too far and need to be stopped. They all speak and understand English when it suits them. | Alan |
| If the NZ Government doesn’t grow a back bone fast, this country will be lost to us forever and probably end up in some kind of war. Weak, ignorant and corrupt politicians have brought us to this low point. | Paul |
| so many entities called by Maori names do NOT indicate their purpose. 90% of New Zealanders still speak english. How long before the safety message on Air New Zealand is given in Maori?? | Peter |
| English should be THE official language of New Zealand | allan |
| Government information should all be in English only – end of story. It’s the language of the country. Using Maori as well is not only virtue signalling but it is very confusing for the public. | David |
| English is what everyone understands. Stick to it for official stuff. | Maureen |
| Those activists pushing separatism should be sacked. The Coalition needs to clean up the state sector by taking out race and culture – especially the whole biculturalism BS – so that New Zealand can thrive and prosper. As the article says, there is no future in a racially divided nation. | Pete |
| The bosses of all of those agencies that are defying government policy to have English names displayed first should be sacked! | Hugh |
| If the Public Service Commissioner is to have any credibility at all, he needs to sort out his own department, not only to ensure its English name comes first but that New Zealand is NOT called Aotearoa! | Bryan |