Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 3, 2020 5:54:21 GMT 12
MĀORI CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, OR SIMPLY A FISH? RESTAURATEURS IN STOUSH OVER 'KINGI' NAME
Two of Auckland's hippest restaurateurs have engaged in an online stoush over whether the name of a new restaurant, kingi, is a case of Māori cultural appropriation or merely a shortening for kingfish.
However this week, Hishon responded to some heated comments on Instagram from the founder of Auckland restaurant Coco's Cantina, Damaris Coulter, who accused him of appropriating the Māori word for King – kīngi......
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12352902
Two of Auckland's hippest restaurateurs have engaged in an online stoush over whether the name of a new restaurant, kingi, is a case of Māori cultural appropriation or merely a shortening for kingfish.
However this week, Hishon responded to some heated comments on Instagram from the founder of Auckland restaurant Coco's Cantina, Damaris Coulter, who accused him of appropriating the Māori word for King – kīngi......
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12352902