Wikipedia urged to add accents to Māori placenames amid resurgence in te reo

Success of the petition would lead to the inclusion of macrons on about 300 places in New Zealand

As a resurgence in the Māori language continues to gain traction, a homegrown campaign is starting for one of the world’s largest websites to follow suit, and adopt the use of macrons, a cornerstone of Māori.

Christchurch man Axel Wilke said the use of macrons in New Zealand English is changing fast, with print and television media, as well as much of central and local government routinely adopting them.

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