There was an item on Seven Sharp tonight about a real estate firm, Tall Poppy, being overwhelmed by the demand for their recently introduced bilingual “For Sale/Hei Hoko” signs. It seems their customers really, really want them. Tall Poppy seem to have approached this in the right way, i.e. not as a marketing gimmick, but as a way of being a good company in Aotearoa.
Those that embrace te reo are on the right side of history.
Kia ora e hoa mā! My feed is far too quiet for my tastes, and being on a solo instance my global feed is pretty quiet, too! I'd love to follow a few more folk, if you wouldn't mind giving this a boost or dropping me a line!
An interesting #paradox of anti-māori #racism i see among some rightwing New Zealanders: #Nationalism that lauds #NZ as a unique place with a unique culture, language & landscape, but, rather than further that by promoting our history, culture, #TeReo or even our #environment, they seek to recreate a caricature of Britain (with nicer beaches) #nzpol#Aotearoa
#tereo Kīanga - sayings (21). Hoe kōnukenuke - a crooked paddle - an unreliable person. E kī rā, kua pōtihia e koutou tērā hoe kōnukenuke? He raruraru kei te haere.
#tereo Huahuatau - Metaphor. He pekapeka rere ahiahi - an evening flying bat - someone who travels or works at night. Kāore ia mō te mahi tīpako i ngā pō. E ai ki a ia kāore i tohua hei pekapeka rere ahiahi.
#tereo Huahuatau - Metaphor. He rau kahakaha - A leaf of the perching lily - will quiver, spin and shake in the wind - refers to the quivering or throbbing of the seat of your emotions. I mua i te whakamātautau he rau kahakaha ia, engari i muri he mingomingo kata kē te mahi.
#tereo Size (4). Kōmehomeho - small (seems to have been used referring to food items). Tīkina ake ētahi peruperu kōmehomeho mō tā tāua kai ahiahi, ka waiho i ngā mea rahi ake.