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New Zealand legislation making English an official language ridiculed as ‘pathetic’
New Zealand passed legislation granting English official language status equal to Māori and sign language, despite 95% of the population already speaking English. Critics, including a Māori MP, dismissed the move as 'pathetic' and a 'pointless exercise'.
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