Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 14, 2017 17:08:23 GMT 12
COUNCILLOR ASKED TO APOLOGISE FOR 'RACIST' TE REO POST
A New Plymouth district councillor is being asked to apologise for online comments in which he describes te reo Māori as being "kept alive on a respirator".
In a Facebook post discussing compulsory te reo in schools, Murray Chong said $600 million was being spent annually on Māori language initiatives - more than $33,000 for each of the country's 18,000 fluent speakers - and asked if it was time to give the language away for lost.
The original post was private but was shared on Facebook by New Plymouth businessman Dinnie Moeahu, who said it was racist and based on bogus facts. It has since received hundreds of comments and dozens of shares.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/324459/councillor-asked-to-apologise-for-'racist'-te-reo-post
A New Plymouth district councillor is being asked to apologise for online comments in which he describes te reo Māori as being "kept alive on a respirator".
In a Facebook post discussing compulsory te reo in schools, Murray Chong said $600 million was being spent annually on Māori language initiatives - more than $33,000 for each of the country's 18,000 fluent speakers - and asked if it was time to give the language away for lost.
The original post was private but was shared on Facebook by New Plymouth businessman Dinnie Moeahu, who said it was racist and based on bogus facts. It has since received hundreds of comments and dozens of shares.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/324459/councillor-asked-to-apologise-for-'racist'-te-reo-post