Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 17, 2017 17:37:10 GMT 12
CREDIT UNION CENTRAL APOLOGISES FOR TE REO INCIDENT
A school principal who filled out a bank withdrawal slip in Māori has been refused service at a bank in the Bay of Plenty township of Whakatāne. Ripeka Lessels has laid a formal complaint but since the incident yesterday, Credit Union Central admits they were wrong and have apologised.
The client, Ripeka Lessels, says, “The matter lies with him not wanting to acknowledge our language. That's what it is.”.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/credit-union-central-apologises-te-reo-incident
A school principal who filled out a bank withdrawal slip in Māori has been refused service at a bank in the Bay of Plenty township of Whakatāne. Ripeka Lessels has laid a formal complaint but since the incident yesterday, Credit Union Central admits they were wrong and have apologised.
The client, Ripeka Lessels, says, “The matter lies with him not wanting to acknowledge our language. That's what it is.”.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/credit-union-central-apologises-te-reo-incident