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Australia and New Zealand are locked in a battle of tongue in cheek after Māori words are removed

Aug. 08, 2024 01:36 AM EDT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The removal of basic Māori phrases meaning “hello” and “New Zealand” from a Māori lunar new year invitation to an Australian official was not a snub of the Indigenous language by New Zealand’s government, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday,...