Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 15, 2022 5:20:37 GMT 12
COMMUNITY CALLING FOR RETURN TO CLIVE RIVER’S TRUE NAME
Now the people of Kohupātiki Marae are calling on the New Zealand Geographic Board to restore the original name of the river and ensure proper consultation with mana whenua. Paipper sees it as the first step in reclaiming a connection with the land she feels has been lost.
“We are suffering from a cultural disconnect from our environment in a sense,” she said. “At the same time, our mauri has been usurped by giving names that are meaningless and have no connection to us.”
She knew the name of the river as Ngaruroro, from the longer name Ngaruroro Moko-tū-ā-raro-ki-Rangatira, which means waves or ripples created by upokororo - a type of endemic freshwater fish that has since gone extinct.....
www.newsroom.co.nz/community-calling-for-restoration-of-clive-rivers-true-name
Now the people of Kohupātiki Marae are calling on the New Zealand Geographic Board to restore the original name of the river and ensure proper consultation with mana whenua. Paipper sees it as the first step in reclaiming a connection with the land she feels has been lost.
“We are suffering from a cultural disconnect from our environment in a sense,” she said. “At the same time, our mauri has been usurped by giving names that are meaningless and have no connection to us.”
She knew the name of the river as Ngaruroro, from the longer name Ngaruroro Moko-tū-ā-raro-ki-Rangatira, which means waves or ripples created by upokororo - a type of endemic freshwater fish that has since gone extinct.....
www.newsroom.co.nz/community-calling-for-restoration-of-clive-rivers-true-name