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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 17, 2018 16:21:07 GMT 12
FLETCHER LIVING TO BUILD FOR NGĀTI WHĀTŪA O KAIPARA Ngāti Whātūa o Kaipara and Fletcher Building's Living development have teamed up to build 240 homes on former crown land at Hobsonville Point. Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara deputy chair Margaret Kawharu says although the iwi was not able to get the former Defence site as part of its treaty settlement, it used its leverage to buy four super-lots..... www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjAzNTM=/Fletcher-Living-to-build-for-Ng%C4%81ti-Wh%C4%81t%C5%ABa-o-Kaipara COCA-COLA HITS SOUR NOTE WITH TE REO FAUX PASIt seems drink company Coca-Cola's effort to "turn up the fizz" on te reo Māori has hit a sour note, but they say no disrespect was intended. One tweet on the company's latest marketing campaign has raised eyebrows across Aotearoa and abroad on their te reo Māori faux pas. Riding the current wave of te reo popularity, Coca-Cola sprung to action recently adding the Māori greeting "Kia ora" to its drink vending machines. However, they also tagged the friendly Kiwi-ism "mate" onto their te reo greeting, and in te reo Māori, "mate" means "death", essentially saying, "Greetings, death"..... www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/coca-cola-hits-sour-note-te-reo-faux-pas
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