Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 26, 2023 3:20:39 GMT 12
BOP COUNCILLORS DIVIDED OVER USE OF TE REO MĀORI
The te reo phrase Te Ara Poutama has caused division amongst councillors at a Bay of Plenty Regional Council meeting.
Ōkurei constituency councillor Te Taru White said if they wanted the interpretation of Māori into English then they might end up with another volume.
“Te ara poutama - the stairways to excellence comes with all sorts of stories around the stairways to the heavens and the heavens back to us. It’s all a very integrated holistic meaning,” he said.
“Māori translations are there to really give holistic depth to what we do, in my view. Some added quality and value it’s not there to disrupt the directions we want to head in.”
The council voted to add the wording 'pathway to excellence' to the te ara poutama outcome and endorsed the strategic direction.....
www.sunlive.co.nz/news/319743-bop-councillors-divided-over-use-of-te-reo-mori.html
The te reo phrase Te Ara Poutama has caused division amongst councillors at a Bay of Plenty Regional Council meeting.
Ōkurei constituency councillor Te Taru White said if they wanted the interpretation of Māori into English then they might end up with another volume.
“Te ara poutama - the stairways to excellence comes with all sorts of stories around the stairways to the heavens and the heavens back to us. It’s all a very integrated holistic meaning,” he said.
“Māori translations are there to really give holistic depth to what we do, in my view. Some added quality and value it’s not there to disrupt the directions we want to head in.”
The council voted to add the wording 'pathway to excellence' to the te ara poutama outcome and endorsed the strategic direction.....
www.sunlive.co.nz/news/319743-bop-councillors-divided-over-use-of-te-reo-mori.html