WELLINGTON: The removal of basic Maori phrases meaning "hello” and "New Zealand” from a Maori lunar new year invitation to an Australian official was not a snub of the Indigenous language by New ...

People wanting to text in a Maori "accent" will soon to be able to do so with the release of a special set of emoji in New Zealand. Called "emotiki", the distinctive green symbols will be officially ...

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Guess which of these means "pukana" ByNews from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring People wanting to text in a Maori "accent" will soon to be able to do so ...