Editing New Zealand English (section)

===Legal status===
While the [[Māori language]] and [[New Zealand Sign Language]] are [[statute|statutory]] [[Official language#New Zealand|official languages]] of New Zealand, English is a ''de facto'' official language, which may be used in any public or official context.<ref name="Walters">{{cite news |last=Walters |first=Laura |title=Analysis: Why English does not need to be made an official language |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/101497027/analysis-why-english-does-not-need-to-be-made-an-official-language |access-date=9 January 2021 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=16 Feb 2018}}</ref> In 2018, MP [[Clayton Mitchell (New Zealand politician)|Clayton Mitchell]] of [[New Zealand First]] put forward a bill for English to be recognised as an official language in legislation.<ref>{{Cite news | url= http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/02/nz-first-submits-bill-for-english-to-be-recognised-as-official-language.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180215101032/http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/02/nz-first-submits-bill-for-english-to-be-recognised-as-official-language.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= 15 February 2018 | title=NZ First submits Bill for English to be recognised as official language| work=[[Newshub]] | date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1802/S00143/nz-first-bill-english-set-to-become-official.htm |title=NZ First Bill: English set to become official |website=Scoop News}}</ref>