But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have sparked a divisive, racially charged debate ahead of the country’s looming general election.

No word on people who are merely moderately injured as a result of being confused by the signs. The text does acknowledge that “when reading bilingual traffic signs people may take longer to ...

The clamour over bilingual road signs stands in stark contrast to the prevailing silence over issues that profoundly affect the daily lives of ordinary people. The same week the signage brouhaha ...