I have friends who have worked as NZSL interpreters for the Justice Dept. here, and the TV piece on the change indicated that the court situation was a major reason for the elevation in status. Clearly, the NZSL decision was a special case, and I'm not sure of all the reasons, but the other two are more "normal" choices - English by volume, and Maaori for reasons of historic significance.


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