Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: The biggest scandals of the 2024 Paris Olympics so far, the beauty of watching sport at 4am and what it’s really like to win The Traitors NZ. But first: Lyric Waiwiri-Smith explores parliament’s complex relationship with our indigenous language.
“A comment made in te reo Māori to a government minister is still causing controversy, three months since it was uttered in the debating chamber. Children’s minister Karen Chhour has appeared teary-eyed in recent interviews, telling reporters she is under the pressure of a toxic working environment and feels victimised by other MPs, referencing a specific comment by Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, who addressed her in te reo Māori in the House in early May. Chhour wasn’t aware of the meaning of the comment until Hansard was updated to include the English translation later. She complained to the speaker, who later told her that Kapa-Kingi would apologise. Te Pāti Māori has denied Kapa-Kingi was asked to apologise. Many decades ago, Chhour may have had to wait much longer to hear or read the English translation of a Māori speech in parliament, and Kapa-Kingi may not have been allowed to deliver it at all. For more than 75 years, no Māori language interpreters were provided by parliament, and official te reo Māori translations were short lived. The practice of translating te reo Māori in parliament is much younger than the institution itself.”
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A brief history of te reo Māori in parliament
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