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Why are Pacific Island names still being mispronounced?


Sky Sport commentator Fauono Ken Laban said it wasn t good enough.
I find it offensive from a Pasifika point of view and from a professional broadcaster s point of view I find it completely unprofessional and unacceptable that commentators won t take the trouble to learn to pronounce the names correctly.
The former Wainuiomata rugby league captain said sports like rugby and netball used to be dominated by pālagi players in New Zealand but are now overwhelmingly Māori and Pasifika.
As an example, I think it was 28 of the 37 players that wore the All Blacks jersey in 2020 were Māori and Pacific Island boys and the same obviously in rugby league and netball. We ve seen that for quite some time so our main sports is a reflection of how society has changed. ....

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