Dame Naida Glavish | Tamariki and Māori Advocate

40 years ago Dame Naida Glavish lost her job because she refused to stop saying “Kia ora” as a toll operator. Now a worker at Te Whatu Ora has claimed […]


40 years ago Dame Naida Glavish lost her job because she refused to stop saying “Kia ora” as a toll operator. Now a worker at Te Whatu Ora has claimed that her manager has stopped her from using Kia Ora and Ngā mihi in correspondence with patients.

 

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