A load of rāpihi' or just plain racism?
The issue of racism in Ōtaki is once again in the spotlight.
Hohepa Thompson has been putting a sticker saying ‘'rāpihi'’ - the reo word for rubbish on a bin outside his gallery.
Thompson says his stickers are part of a community initiative to encourage the use of te reo, and he’s fed up with people offended by that, even if they’re in the minority.
The stickers have been ripped off on three or four different occasions and Thompson says he’s confronted the person he believes did it. The issue had prompted him to launch a new exhibition for next month to prompt korero about racism/kaikiritanga. It’s called Rāpihi, and he says “all racists are welcome”.
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