Nzpost

New Zealand Post has moved quickly to fix an IT problem that failed to recognise Māori macrons in names and place names. Māori business owner Kristy Bedi ...

Therefore, they were limited to the number of characters that could be used on the system. Parker explained that the ASCII code was created in 1961 and has its limitations. Bedi, (Ngai Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Pākehā) said the NZ Post system was "not good enough". NZ Post chief customer officer Bryan Dobson said that they understand that tohutō in te reo Māori are an essential element of the Māori alphabet and were trying to make their system compatible. After kōrero with the Herald, NZ Post has come to the party to ensure it works through its technology systems and ensure it upholds the mana of te reo Māori. "We depend on the NZ Post online platform to send our parcels and so it flies in the face of our kaupapa, our mission, and our belief that our language and culture is precious and must be normalised.