Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 15, 2021 4:30:00 GMT 12
'NAMED AFTER MONSTERS' — TAURANGA SUBURB CLASHES OVER ITS CONTROVERSIAL NAMESAKE
A campaign to rename a small Tauranga suburb has sparked debate in the region.
Greerton is controversially named after British Colonel Henry Greer, who led a bloody campaign in the region nearly 160 years ago.
"Well, given the history of the person it's named after, who pretty much slaughtered women and children, everything's wrong about it. There's pretty much nothing right about it," said campaigner Tommy Wilson……
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/named-after-monsters-tauranga-suburb-clashes-over-its-controversial-namesake
A campaign to rename a small Tauranga suburb has sparked debate in the region.
Greerton is controversially named after British Colonel Henry Greer, who led a bloody campaign in the region nearly 160 years ago.
"Well, given the history of the person it's named after, who pretty much slaughtered women and children, everything's wrong about it. There's pretty much nothing right about it," said campaigner Tommy Wilson……
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/named-after-monsters-tauranga-suburb-clashes-over-its-controversial-namesake