The government’s English names edict has run into further trouble, with staff at Whaikaha pushing back against requests to rename their ministry. In her first meeting with Whaikaha’s leadership in November, then disabilities minister Penny Simmonds brought up the government’s directive to give English names prominence. But the plan ran into trouble, when Housing Minister Chris Bishop pointed out Kāinga Ora was best known as Kāinga Ora - and the policy’s justification had been that English names would be easier to identify. Changing the name Kāinga Ora would also lead to legal complexities, as that is the department’s legal name. According to information released under the Official Information Act to Stuff, the English names policy has run into similar trouble at Whaikaha.

Source: Stuff May 07, 2024 16:02 UTC