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Confused about what Meri Kirihimete means? Isaac Gunson’s got you covered. 👉 More stories: 1news.co.nz

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👏👏👏 nicely done

. Ka rawe! Aotearoa - a country in Polynesia where some people (Aka racists - see the many comments above) do not want to hear or see its indigenous Polynesian language spoken or used. I need a cold flannel and a lie down…

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@the_salty_one_

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Polynesians are not indigenous to NZ. They landed here by mistake in a canoe. That makes them immigrants.

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Fiona Leitch - author

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I'm English, and I love hearing Te Reo on the news - it's helped me pick up bits of the language and culture. It's an official language, just like English, which is still used at least 95% of the time. No one's 'confused', they're just bloody racist.

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Or people just want to hear the news they paid for in their own language and not maori.

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@the_salty_one_

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Just stop it. Xmas has got nothing to do with maori.

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Most of us know what narcissism is, that is some people need constant external validation of their self identity otherwise they feel sad, even if it means appropriation or replacement of others culture or identity.

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How about "Happy Jesus' birthday" i te reo Māori?

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@steven16350278

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Not confused, just we don't speak the language just like 95% of NEW ZEALAND

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keep the te reo on the marae

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