Kiwis pledge to buy Whittakers to annoy people angered by te reo rebranding

Kiwis are pledging to buy large amounts of Whittaker’s chocolate to annoy people who are criticising the company for celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Newshub reports. The chocolate getting a rebrand is Miraka Kirīmi (Creamy Milk), in celebration of Māori language week. Notorious right-wing blogger Cameron Slater tweeted, “Go woke, go broke…” with a picture of the new packaging, but Kiwis have responded in support of the special edition chocolate. “Imagine being so racist that you’re triggered by a chocolate block,” said one. “Awesome to see Whittakers doing Te Reo,” said another tweet. “Official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.”