New Zealand Herald put an article on its front page this Monday about language learning, which was titled: 'Should all kids learn a second language?'. The article makes us realise the not-ideal-situation of this country:
Only 19 percent of New Zealanders in the 2013 Census could speak more than one language, including only 4 per cent who spoke our second official language, Māori.
Anyway, it is great to see such discussion is going on this country. If you are interested in this topic, you can access the New Zealand Herald articles via the Internet:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11972491
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11959402