Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 7, 2023 5:34:04 GMT 12
GONDOLA DROPS INSULTING TIME TUNNEL NARRATION
Christchurch Gondola’s Time Tunnel is no more. The rebranded Discovery Ride, featuring a script created alongside mana whenua, was quietly installed over 10 months ago.
A report prepared for the Christchurch City Council meeting, held on Wednesday, appears to be the first time the upgrade has been publicised.
For 17 years, the time tunnel ride took tourists on a seven minute journey through Canterbury’s past, but only mentioned Māori for 17 seconds.
The significant omission, along with the Pākehā narrator’s mispronunciation of basic te reo Māori words, had been described as offensive and disheartening. In 2020, former Ngāi Tahu kaiwhakahaere Tā Mark Solomon said the ride was “insulting and a bit of a joke”.....
www.thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/350083146/gondola-drops-insulting-time-tunnel-narration
Christchurch Gondola’s Time Tunnel is no more. The rebranded Discovery Ride, featuring a script created alongside mana whenua, was quietly installed over 10 months ago.
A report prepared for the Christchurch City Council meeting, held on Wednesday, appears to be the first time the upgrade has been publicised.
For 17 years, the time tunnel ride took tourists on a seven minute journey through Canterbury’s past, but only mentioned Māori for 17 seconds.
The significant omission, along with the Pākehā narrator’s mispronunciation of basic te reo Māori words, had been described as offensive and disheartening. In 2020, former Ngāi Tahu kaiwhakahaere Tā Mark Solomon said the ride was “insulting and a bit of a joke”.....
www.thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/350083146/gondola-drops-insulting-time-tunnel-narration