July 22, 2015
Coffee and te reo
Expect to hear more te reo Maori if you stop for a coffee in Taupo over the next week.
Taupo District Council and Towncentre Taupo are promoting a cafe wero for Maori Language Week, with prizes for best consumer greeting, best blackboard work and best signature dish or drink.
Dominic Bowden, the council's Maori strategic relationships manager, says cafes seem to be taking the challenge in a positive spirit.
"I think everyone sees it for what it is. It's meant to be a bit of fun. Use what you have. Your reo is within your limitations theres no pressue on you to do anything amazing but just use what you have and I think that is the feeling out there and people are just running with it," he says.
Dominic Bowden says the judging will be done by a mystery visitor.
Taupo District Council and Towncentre Taupo are promoting a cafe wero for Maori Language Week, with prizes for best consumer greeting, best blackboard work and best signature dish or drink.
Dominic Bowden, the council's Maori strategic relationships manager, says cafes seem to be taking the challenge in a positive spirit.
"I think everyone sees it for what it is. It's meant to be a bit of fun. Use what you have. Your reo is within your limitations theres no pressue on you to do anything amazing but just use what you have and I think that is the feeling out there and people are just running with it," he says.
Dominic Bowden says the judging will be done by a mystery visitor.
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