English didn’t. Mandarin didn’t. Hindi didn’t. They spread because people wanted them—because they were useful. Maori is the opposite. It is being stapled into schools and government offices because left to its own devices, it wouldn’t survive.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Insights From Social Media
Labels: Councils and Treaty Settlements, Ethnicity-based governance, Insights From Social Media, Languages, Māori Data Sovereignty, Maori Supermarket Chain, Maori valuesEnglish didn’t. Mandarin didn’t. Hindi didn’t. They spread because people wanted them—because they were useful. Maori is the opposite. It is being stapled into schools and government offices because left to its own devices, it wouldn’t survive.
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