The Bus Interchange in central Christchurch has drawn criticism for the mispronunciation of Māori place names, like Rangiora, in its public address announcements. The talk was about his experience of racism, as a Māori, the discussion an attempt to understand his perspective more deeply. Because it struck me that as a white person, that is the part I really have to get. Like the dodgy pronunciation of Māori place names over the public address system at Christchurch’s central city bus interchange, which Environment Canterbury is trying to rectify. What if we just dropped our guard for once, tried to understand why it’s important to someone who’s not us, tried to do it differently?

Source: Stuff July 03, 2020 06:11 UTC