Te Whatu Ora, CCDHB demonstrate their ignorance of, and contempt for, tikanga Mauri.

The Governor General, Andrew Little and local property developers Mark Dunajtschik and Dorothy Spotswood feature prominently on the latest propaganda from the Capital and Coast District Health Board alias Te Whatu Ora, advertising the new children's hospital:

Wellington hospital spent a small fortune printing posters advertising the new children's hospital.

Unfortunately they didn't bother checking how to spell "tamariki" - te reo Mauri for "children".

Another advertisement for the "duck hospital" - rakiraki = duck

The plaque, placed in front of, instead of behind, the kohatu pounamu - greenstone rock - and the hideous monstrosity described on the plinth as a "Korowai - traditional cloak".  A cheap, nasty, filthy piece of fake fur that negatively affects the wairua of the entire hospital and all its patients and staff!

Phil Hurinui of DHB's "Whanau Care Services" proudly unveils the hideous monstrosity.

We requested a bacteria count be undertaken to ascertain the level of bacteria on this bit of fake fur.

Traditional koru designs used as a background decoration to pakeha signage.

 

 

The "traditional karakia" that staff read out when dealing with "maori" patients, which actually says "may the moa be like greenstone" because whoever printed and laminated it inadvertently cut the last couple of letters off the word "moana" and nobody noticed, or cared.  Again.