Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 21, 2020 4:46:51 GMT 12
GOLD COAST NIGHTCLUB APOLOGISES, CHANGES 'CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE' MĀORI NAME AFTER BACKLASH
A Gold Coast nightclub has changed its name after being slammed by cultural experts and New Zealanders as "insensitive and offensive".
Set to open later this month, the club called 'Tāne', named after the god Tānē Māhuta, attracted widespread backlash on social media.
Māori cultural adviser Karaitiana Taiuru tiold Newshub the name was "ignorant and uninformed". After Newshub contacted the nightclub for comment, it announced on Facebook it would immediately change the name......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/07/gold-coast-nightclub-apologises-changes-culturally-insensitive-m-ori-name-after-backlash.html
A Gold Coast nightclub has changed its name after being slammed by cultural experts and New Zealanders as "insensitive and offensive".
Set to open later this month, the club called 'Tāne', named after the god Tānē Māhuta, attracted widespread backlash on social media.
Māori cultural adviser Karaitiana Taiuru tiold Newshub the name was "ignorant and uninformed". After Newshub contacted the nightclub for comment, it announced on Facebook it would immediately change the name......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/07/gold-coast-nightclub-apologises-changes-culturally-insensitive-m-ori-name-after-backlash.html