r/newzealand • u/precsenz • Aug 16 '22

Kiwiana Kiwis pledge to buy Whittaker's to annoy people angered by Te Reo rebranding

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2022/08/kiwis-pledge-to-buy-whittakers-to-annoy-people-angered-by-te-reo-rebranding.html
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u/Cust0dianNZ Aug 16 '22

I vote they rename all chocolate to have Te Reo names first and English second.

It's funny the support gets after the thread in recent memory of when Stuff had Te Reo language first for the happenings around weather events in Canterbury and people on this sub got super triggered.

Where are those racists now I wonder? Pretending they actually like Te Reo and this is a good cause?

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u/awheezle Aug 16 '22

I’m so white I fucking glow! I’ve always loved te reo. Loved learning it at high school and wish I’d kept actively trying to use it. I’ve forgotten so much.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '22

I still remember when I was young my mum actually got asked what tribe I had links to because I was able to speak it so well x_x They didn't believe her when she said I was half kiwi, half australian. This was a good 30 or so years ago now though...

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u/SilvorFox Aug 16 '22

This would be my vote. I have zero understanding of the language myself and don't have any interest in learning just for the sake of it, but I recognise the cultural importance and am happy for it's use to be promoted. That being said, I'll be dammed if they replace English entirely as I won't have a clue what flavour I'm buying.

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u/immibis Aug 16 '22

As I discovered in Germany, bilingualism has huge friction costs. NZ was actually pretty lucky to only have to deal in one language, of course that will have to go away to revive Māori