Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 1, 2016 17:30:26 GMT 12
TV3 STORY REPORT INTO MAORI SITES OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE LACKED SENSITIVITY
A report by Mediaworks presenter Heather du Plessis-Allan that likened Maori sites of cultural significance to "rubbish dumps" has been deemed insensitive.
During the piece du Plessis-Allan reported from an empty field.
"So this is what an area of cultural significance looks like. This is called a midden," she said.
"It's where back in the old days Maori used to throw the shells when they'd finished eating their seafood. So it's pretty much a rubbish dump.
"We looked it up - 'midden' is an old Danish word for 'domestic rubbish dump'."
Following the piece a member of the public, Ross Carter, complained to the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) that it was racist and denigrating of Maori culture.
www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/80621866/tv3-story-report-into-maori-sites-of-cultural-significance-lacked-sensitivity
A report by Mediaworks presenter Heather du Plessis-Allan that likened Maori sites of cultural significance to "rubbish dumps" has been deemed insensitive.
During the piece du Plessis-Allan reported from an empty field.
"So this is what an area of cultural significance looks like. This is called a midden," she said.
"It's where back in the old days Maori used to throw the shells when they'd finished eating their seafood. So it's pretty much a rubbish dump.
"We looked it up - 'midden' is an old Danish word for 'domestic rubbish dump'."
Following the piece a member of the public, Ross Carter, complained to the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) that it was racist and denigrating of Maori culture.
www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/80621866/tv3-story-report-into-maori-sites-of-cultural-significance-lacked-sensitivity