Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 20, 2022 4:00:59 GMT 12
PICTON, WAITOHI OR BOTH? MIXED VIEWS ON RENAMING PORT TOWN
Long-serving Picton councillor David Oddie said some people “just stopped talking” to him when he proposed a change to the area’s original Māori name Waitohi in 2020.
“It’s always been Te Weranga o Waitohi, it’s always been known as the Waitohi Valley, and it still is.
“He (Picton) used to slaughter women and kids, he’s never stepped foot in the country. It’s not only Māori who want it changed, it’s people from the whole community.....
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/300690144/picton-waitohi-or-both-mixed-views-on-renaming-port-town
Long-serving Picton councillor David Oddie said some people “just stopped talking” to him when he proposed a change to the area’s original Māori name Waitohi in 2020.
“It’s always been Te Weranga o Waitohi, it’s always been known as the Waitohi Valley, and it still is.
“He (Picton) used to slaughter women and kids, he’s never stepped foot in the country. It’s not only Māori who want it changed, it’s people from the whole community.....
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/300690144/picton-waitohi-or-both-mixed-views-on-renaming-port-town