Use of Macrons in The Act
The use of macrons to indicate the long vowel in New Zealand Government legislation is inconsistent, with this Act being one example of non-macron use. A version of the legislation which includes macrons, however, is offered by the Commission.
Read more about this topic: Maori Language Act 1987
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