Kiri Allan

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Kiri Allan says Doc email ending te reo Māori use in materials doesn ... (Stuff.co.nz)

The email read: "The Minister does not want to see te reo words used in material". Allen says she had nothing to do with writing it.

“Nothing else should be in te reo. This isn’t a 'everybody go out and use mahi and kaupapa' and say you have a deep and enduring relationship with te ao Māori,” Allan told Stuff. “We've had feedback from the Minister's office about inclusion of te reo Māori in the material that we send over. And those articles are free. An incorrect articulation of any direction I’ve provided and is absolutely inaccurate. I'd really like to hear and understand the rationale.— jase on hiatus (@jase_b)

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The Huddle: Kiri Allan vs DoC, Boys falling behind in exams, The ... (Newstalk ZB)

Kiri Allan has hit out at the Department of Conservation's “tokenistic” use of Te Reo Māori. It comes after a screenshot of an internal email was shared on.

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Kiri Allan calls out 'tokenistic' use of te reo at DoC (New Zealand Herald)

The minister was concerned DoC's use 'could read as cultural appropriation or tokenism'.

Allan on Monday was moved out of her conservation portfolio to allow her to take on justice, after the announced departure of Kris Faafoi. - Meet the minister: Kiritapu Allan - from rural life ... Allan was quick to reply on social media, saying the email is "an incorrect articulation of any direction I've provided and is absolutely inaccurate". According to the manager, the minister - at the time Allan - did not want to see te reo used apart from when there was no English equivalent, the whole document was in te reo, and in greetings and sign-offs - which must be in te reo. Kiri Allan has called out the "tokenistic" use of te reo Māori at the Department of Conservation, for which she was recently minister. A screenshot of an internal email was shared on social media from a DoC manager who said they were passing on "feedback this week from the minister's office about inclusion of te reo Māori in the material that we send over".

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Kiri Allan hits out at 'tokenistic use' of te reo Māori after DoC email ... (Newshub)

The email said she wanted English words used in most circumstances.

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