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New Zealand's Maori language obsession is baffling Kiwis

9 May 2022

5:14 PM

9 May 2022

5:14 PM

New Zealand’s borders have finally reopened after a two-year Covid shutdown. But those who travel down under are in for a surprise. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern recently said that New Zealand is ‘not the same place it was ten years ago’. As far as the local language goes, she’s certainly on to something, as newcomers are set to discover.

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