New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week returns from 4–10 May 2026, marking a significant milestone: 20 years since NZSL was recognised as an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Push to give English same status as Māori and NZ sign languages triggers backlash from opposition parties and linguistic experts ...

A coalition of New Zealand parties has voted to give English the same official status as te reo Māori and New Zealand Sign ...

Parliamentarians in New Zealand have been limbering up for an oddly unedifying debate over what ought to be the ...

New Zealand might be full of English speakers, but some politicians are pushing for laws to protect the language.