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Te Ōhanga Māori
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Ko te waka, Koru | A boat named Koru

OPINION: Was the naming of billionaire Jeff Bezos' superyacht a case of Māori by non-Māori for non-Māori?

NBR columnist speaks Holly Bennett speaks with Will Mace.

Holly Bennett Thu, 02 Feb 2023

I was playing Pikpok’s extremely addictive Clusterduck (in te reo Māori I might add) in my living room a couple of Wednesdays back when a push notification slid down my screen.

  • “Billionaire Jeff Bezos gives his superyacht Māori name for ‘new beginnings’.”

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Holly Bennett Thu, 02 Feb 2023
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