Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 19, 2022 4:26:04 GMT 12
PORIRUA STREET RE-NAMED TO REMOVE COLONIAL REFERENCE
Local iwi have welcomed a name change for a Porirua street, removing reference to a frigate which held a revered ancestor captive.
A ceremony was held in the suburb of Cannons Creek this morning for the change to Matahorua Crescent.
It was previously called Calliope Crescent, after the British frigate which held paramount chief Te Rauparaha captive for months without trial.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/467370/porirua-street-re-named-to-remove-colonial-reference
Local iwi have welcomed a name change for a Porirua street, removing reference to a frigate which held a revered ancestor captive.
A ceremony was held in the suburb of Cannons Creek this morning for the change to Matahorua Crescent.
It was previously called Calliope Crescent, after the British frigate which held paramount chief Te Rauparaha captive for months without trial.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/467370/porirua-street-re-named-to-remove-colonial-reference