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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 10, 2020 3:55:59 GMT 12
RESTAURANT OWNER BOYCOTTING WATTIES OVER CAMPAIGN POKING FUN AT MĀORI PLACE NAMESThe billboards feature New Zealand towns changed to names like Piehia, Frittianga and Wanakebab. Watties spokesman Paul Hemsley, a crisis communications expert, said the company did not intent to offend and was pulling Māori place names from its campaign – apart from Piehia, which had attracted hundreds of other plays on te reo names on its Facebook post. Matthews said it was a "half apology" and Fush would continue to boycott Watties products. The joke names were ignorant and "certainly not helpful". He was aware the campaign also featured non-Māori names, such Authurs Pasta, Blenham and Snaglan, but "English can probably take that hit"..... www.stuff.co.nz/business/118686725/restaurant-owner-boycotting-watties-over-campaign-poking-fun-at-mori-place-names
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