Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 15, 2018 16:34:37 GMT 12
HUGGIES REMOVES LIST OF MĀORI BABY NAMES AND ADVICE FROM WEBSITE
Huggies has removed advice about Maori baby names from its website following complaints.
Māori cultural adviser Karaitiana Taiuru said he had criticised the company's suggested list of Māori baby names repeatedly for a year and a half.
He told Radio New Zealand some of the names were culturally inappropriate because they referred to gods, others were incorrectly translated, and at least one – Nyree – was not a Maori name at all.....
www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/baby/102295140/huggies-removes-list-of-mori-baby-names-and-advice-from-website
Huggies has removed advice about Maori baby names from its website following complaints.
Māori cultural adviser Karaitiana Taiuru said he had criticised the company's suggested list of Māori baby names repeatedly for a year and a half.
He told Radio New Zealand some of the names were culturally inappropriate because they referred to gods, others were incorrectly translated, and at least one – Nyree – was not a Maori name at all.....
www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/baby/102295140/huggies-removes-list-of-mori-baby-names-and-advice-from-website