To recap, you get $3500 if you speak Māori but it's not necessary for the job.
No job is not done because of a language issue. It's merely part of the public services desire, driven by Government demand, that we introduce a level of Māoridom that, in theory, addresses past wrongs, balances the ledger and pays appropriate tribute and importance to the Treaty.
But in reality it just drives a lot of us nuts.
