Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 9, 2022 2:39:05 GMT 12
NAPIER LANDMARK NAMED AFTER CITY SEWAGE OUTFLOW REVERTS TO ORIGINAL TE REO NAME
A prominent Napier land feature named after a sewage outflow has officially reverted to its original te reo name – which has a far more salubrious genesis – but how, when and whether the local council chooses to update its signage remains to be seen.
The proposed name change in 2015 came about after local Waitangi Tribunal claimant group Mana Ahuriri suggested the feature’s name be changed to Te Karaka.......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/127974678/napier-landmark-named-after-city-sewage-outflow-reverts-to-original-te-reo-name
A prominent Napier land feature named after a sewage outflow has officially reverted to its original te reo name – which has a far more salubrious genesis – but how, when and whether the local council chooses to update its signage remains to be seen.
The proposed name change in 2015 came about after local Waitangi Tribunal claimant group Mana Ahuriri suggested the feature’s name be changed to Te Karaka.......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/127974678/napier-landmark-named-after-city-sewage-outflow-reverts-to-original-te-reo-name