Plans to introduce bilingual road signs to New Zealand have sparked a heated political debate between the wish to honor its indigenous Maori culture and opposition that it could compromise road safety.
It was meant to be an inclusive gesture to New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community. But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have sparked a divisive, racially charged debate ahead of the country’s looming general election.
“The primary objective of these standards is to guarantee that all road signs are unambiguous, uniform, and legible to all,” he said. Essentially, poor design can be dangerous, not multiple languages, if done badly. A tale of two languages The example of Wales – situated more than 10,000 miles away from New Zealand – isn’t as random as it may seem.
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