Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 20, 2020 3:53:46 GMT 12
OWNERS WON'T CHANGE AUCKLAND RESTAURANT'S CONTROVERSIAL NAME, KINGI
Owners of new Auckland restaurant Kingi are determined to keep the downtown eatery’s controversial name when it opens on October 1.
Tom Hishon and Josh Helm, who also run popular Ponsonby cafes Orphans Kitchen and Daily Bread, have been criticised for choosing the name Kingi by some Māori cultural experts who say it “spits in the face” of Māori history.
But others say the word Kingi has no significance in te ao Māori and to claim otherwise is “insulting”......
www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/300084051/owners-wont-change-auckland-restaurants-controversial-name-kingi
Owners of new Auckland restaurant Kingi are determined to keep the downtown eatery’s controversial name when it opens on October 1.
Tom Hishon and Josh Helm, who also run popular Ponsonby cafes Orphans Kitchen and Daily Bread, have been criticised for choosing the name Kingi by some Māori cultural experts who say it “spits in the face” of Māori history.
But others say the word Kingi has no significance in te ao Māori and to claim otherwise is “insulting”......
www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/300084051/owners-wont-change-auckland-restaurants-controversial-name-kingi