Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 28, 2022 3:26:25 GMT 12
STREET NAME IN HAMILTON CHANGED FROM VON TEMPSKY TO PUTIKITIKI
A Hamilton East street and park have been gifted new names to better reflect the city’s heritage.
Von Tempsky St will become Putikitiki St and the nearby Dawson Park will be Te Wehenga Park in line with a Hamilton City Council community committee vote on Tuesday night.
It comes after growing debate over recent years for the city to revisit street names honouring colonial figures such as Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky, Sir George Grey and John Bryce.
The new te reo Māori names are expected to revive original place names that have a closer relationship to the whenua (land) and reflect the area’s history. They are also significant to mana whenua......
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/300573834/street-name-in-hamilton-changed-from-von-tempsky-to-putikitiki
A Hamilton East street and park have been gifted new names to better reflect the city’s heritage.
Von Tempsky St will become Putikitiki St and the nearby Dawson Park will be Te Wehenga Park in line with a Hamilton City Council community committee vote on Tuesday night.
It comes after growing debate over recent years for the city to revisit street names honouring colonial figures such as Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky, Sir George Grey and John Bryce.
The new te reo Māori names are expected to revive original place names that have a closer relationship to the whenua (land) and reflect the area’s history. They are also significant to mana whenua......
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/300573834/street-name-in-hamilton-changed-from-von-tempsky-to-putikitiki