Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 4, 2018 16:36:52 GMT 12
AUCKLAND TRANSPORT CALLED OUT OVER POSTER APPEARING TO REFERENCE TREATY OF WAITANGI
An Auckland Transport poster accused of bringing the year the Treaty of Waitangi was signed into "disrepute" has been discontinued.
The poster campaign launched this year reinforced there was no excuse for not having a ticket or tagged-on hop card, and included messages like "yeah right" or "aliens stole my ticket".
One poster used the caption, "I'm time-travelling, my ticket is back in 1840'".
A member of the public raised concerns about the poster with the Independent Maori Statutory Board (IMSB), and chief executive Brandi Hudson sought an explanation from AT.
In a meeting this week, the IMSB said it considered AT was "bringing the year the Treaty [of Waitangi] was signed into disrepute and possibly perceived as questioning the legitimacy of settlements"......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12136131
An Auckland Transport poster accused of bringing the year the Treaty of Waitangi was signed into "disrepute" has been discontinued.
The poster campaign launched this year reinforced there was no excuse for not having a ticket or tagged-on hop card, and included messages like "yeah right" or "aliens stole my ticket".
One poster used the caption, "I'm time-travelling, my ticket is back in 1840'".
A member of the public raised concerns about the poster with the Independent Maori Statutory Board (IMSB), and chief executive Brandi Hudson sought an explanation from AT.
In a meeting this week, the IMSB said it considered AT was "bringing the year the Treaty [of Waitangi] was signed into disrepute and possibly perceived as questioning the legitimacy of settlements"......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12136131