As I awaited the Devonport ferry for the brief ride to downtown Auckland, there came a happy confusion; a barrage of te reo Māori signs triggered momentary doubt. Had the right vessel been boarded?
Heightened awareness came in the central city; rubbish and recycling receptacles labelled in te reo. So, too, petrol pumps.
My large extended Pākehā New Zealand family now habitually sprinkle