Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 13, 2018 16:26:05 GMT 12
HARCOURTS PROMISES NOT TO REPEAT 'CULTURALLY OFFENSIVE' AD PORTRAYING MARAE FOR SALE
A Harcourts ad has been labelled "culturally offensive" for suggesting an iconic East Coast marae was for sale.
The unaddressed mail ad for Harcourts Real Estate had a colour image of a $500 banknote containing a photo of a Harcourts real estate agent, an image of a Maori meeting house with a "for sale" sign across the front and the words "Reserve Bank of Harcourts".
In a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority a J Staite said they were concerned the pamphlet may be culturally offensive as it showed Porourangi Meeting House, at Waiomatatini Marae with a "for sale" sign across it.....
www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/109253681/harcourts-promises-not-to-repeat-culturally-offensive-ad-portraying-marae-for-sale
A Harcourts ad has been labelled "culturally offensive" for suggesting an iconic East Coast marae was for sale.
The unaddressed mail ad for Harcourts Real Estate had a colour image of a $500 banknote containing a photo of a Harcourts real estate agent, an image of a Maori meeting house with a "for sale" sign across the front and the words "Reserve Bank of Harcourts".
In a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority a J Staite said they were concerned the pamphlet may be culturally offensive as it showed Porourangi Meeting House, at Waiomatatini Marae with a "for sale" sign across it.....
www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/109253681/harcourts-promises-not-to-repeat-culturally-offensive-ad-portraying-marae-for-sale