Woodville Wire editor apologises over racist remarks against Māori

Photo / FacebookA Māori wāhine who took the editor of a local newsletter to the Human Rights Review Tribunal has settled her racial harassment case by mediation. Annette Nepe and former Woodville Wire editor Jane Hill were at loggerheads over an email exchange in October 2021. Nepe sent an article to the Woodville Wire about her petition urging InterCity to reinstate its Woodville bus stop. “Secondly, this is not a Māori newsletter; it is a community newsletter and everyone in this community speaks English. “Thirdly, why should we elevate the Māori language for you, when you clearly show no respect for the English language.