1 News Meteorologist Dan Corbett gets involved in Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Video / TVNZ
TVNZ meteorologist Dan Corbett has been praised online for his efforts presenting the weather in both English and te reo Māori, despite his difficulties pronouncing words in the latter.
Corbett has been delivering his weather bulletin in te reo during the 6pm news this week, to mark Te Wiki ote Reo Māori.
While his pronunciation was not perfect, his effort was commended by many online, who hope other non Māori speakers feel inspired to give it a go.
"Well done to the bro giving the weather a go on @TVNZ respect," a Twitter user said. "Yes, some parts had me cringing. But I want to mihi to you because that takes courage e hoa. What I would suggest and challenge you to do is enrol to learn te reo Māori so you smash it next year. Kia kaha!"
Well done to the bro giving the weather a go on @TVNZ respect! Yes, some parts had me cringing. But I want to mihi to you because that takes courage e hoa. What I would suggest and challenge you to do is enrol to learn te reo Māori so you smash it next year. Kia kaha!
Twitter users had plenty of praise for Corbett's efforts during the weather segment.
Nothing but applause for Dan the Weatherman for his efforts with te reo. An inspiration for us Pākehā, really - I certainly wouldn’t be confident presenting anything in reo, especially live.
Despite obvious struggles with the pronunciation of the words, Corbett did not give up and delivered a weather forecast in te reo, live on TV.
Dan Corbett’s te reo efforts are excruciating but I really love him for trying so hard. I hope it gives us all the courage to embarrass ourselves in the hope of getting better. pic.twitter.com/nmM3NKcRv9
Good on whatshisface who does the weather on 1 News. Te Reo obviously doesn't come easily to him like it seems to for many other presenters, but he's trying.
