New Zealand coalition votes to make English an official language as critics slam ‘cynical’ bill

Push to give English same status as Māori and NZ sign languages sparks backlash from opposition parties and linguistic expertsA bill to recognise English as an official language of New Zealand has cleared its first hurdle in parliament amid ridicule from opposition parties an...

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