Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why is MFAT ramping down its use of Te Reo Māori?

Probably the most interesting development of the day kind of related to the coalition negations is the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been busted deliberately ramping down its use of Te Reo Māori to make the incoming Government happy.

At MFAT, if staff want to write a formal message to a Minister, they use a template. Until about a couple of weeks ago, that template told staff to use Māori words instead of some English words.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 16/11/23

While awaiting agreement on new government, MFAT bosses jump the gun (and peeve PSA) by muting the use of te reo

There’s no news on the government’s official website again today – not since November 10, when Labour’s Chris Hipkins and National’s Christoper Luxon agreed that caretaker government arrangements be extended.

But RNZ reports Luxon as saying negotiations to form a government are in the final stages.