8 March 2009
Yes, Sir?
> Beehive: "Titular Honours to be reinstated"
> LAWS179: "New Zealand Order of Merit: Restoring Titular Titles"
> LAWS179: "New Zealand Order of Merit (Titular Titles) Bill"
> LAWS179: "New Zealand Order of Merit (Titular Titles) Bill: My New Year Honours List"
> LAWS179: "Queen's Birthday Honours"
> LAWS179: "New Zealand Order of Merit: new Knighthoods and Damehoods"
Wahoo! Success. Or sort of.
The government has announced the reinstatement of titular titles with a return to Knighthoods and Damehoods.
But, no mention of allowing indigneous Te Reo equivalents, such as (on a working basis) Tā or Kahurangi That's a shame. My draft Bill would have allowed that. I think it works as a nice nod to our shared heritage, traditions, cultures. Honouring the past, while still grounding the practice in our local context.
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Hmm hasn't egalitarianism always been the kiwi way. The aristocratic overtones that come with these titles directly contradict such an ideal. Nothing but pompous institutionalized privilege. A step backward for New Zealand, in my opinion.
@Kurt
They're not exactly giving them large plot of land and special privileges.
Kurt it's often helpful to engage your brain with your mouth before opening the latter.
It's a pity they didn't do away with courtesy titles (i.e. "Lady such and such) and just let the honour stand in its own right for the person concerned. The simple reinstatement of titular honours took no account of the creation of civil unions.
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