Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 27, 2016 17:13:50 GMT 12
FOCUS ON FIRE SAFETY IN TE REO MAORI
The Rotorua Fire Service's new iwi liaison officer is looking forward to helping people by sharing his fire safety skills and says more fluent Maori speakers are needed to help deliver safety messages.
Kereama Katu has been in the Fire Service for 13-and-a-half years and has just been appointed to this role.
"Now that I'm in the Fire Service I can see we need more fluent Maori speakers within the service to help deliver safety messages."
"I have a team who help me as well, I work with them and we go out to the communities and schools and we present the programme in te reo." ….
m.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11628788
The Rotorua Fire Service's new iwi liaison officer is looking forward to helping people by sharing his fire safety skills and says more fluent Maori speakers are needed to help deliver safety messages.
Kereama Katu has been in the Fire Service for 13-and-a-half years and has just been appointed to this role.
"Now that I'm in the Fire Service I can see we need more fluent Maori speakers within the service to help deliver safety messages."
"I have a team who help me as well, I work with them and we go out to the communities and schools and we present the programme in te reo." ….
m.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11628788