Other languages encouraged
PA Wellington The Post Office ban on toll operators using the Maori greeting, “Kia ora,” goes against recommendations of the Race Relations Conciliator’s office. The Race Relations senior investigating officer, Mr Eddie Twist, said that the use of greetings in other languages, particularly Maori, was being encouraged as part of an education programme. “We recommend people » to it, so long as they <
feel comfortable with it, of course. But people should be allowed the choice,” he said. The row over “Kia ora” flared when an Auckland toll operator, Mrs Nadia Povey, was instructed by superiors not to use the greeting because it was a "non-standard” Post Office phrase. She complained to the Auckland District Maori Council, but the Post Office ruling was backed by the Postmaster-General, Mr • Talbot, who said it would '•’continue.
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