Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 20, 2023 3:45:09 GMT 12
FAR NORTH COUNCIL SUPPORTS RUSSELL-KORORĀREKA NAME CHANGE, BUT WITH CONDITIONS
The Mayor for the Far North supports changing the name Russell back to Kororāreka, but the public needs to have a proper say.
It comes after Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa/the New Zealand Geographic Board (the Board) asked the public for feedback yesterday on its proposal to change a few place names around the motu.
Tepania is positive about the cultural journey Aotearoa New Zealand has been on, and seeing "the restoration of our traditional names is part of that," he told Newshub.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/01/far-north-council-supports-russell-koror-reka-name-change-but-with-conditions.html
The Mayor for the Far North supports changing the name Russell back to Kororāreka, but the public needs to have a proper say.
It comes after Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa/the New Zealand Geographic Board (the Board) asked the public for feedback yesterday on its proposal to change a few place names around the motu.
Tepania is positive about the cultural journey Aotearoa New Zealand has been on, and seeing "the restoration of our traditional names is part of that," he told Newshub.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/01/far-north-council-supports-russell-koror-reka-name-change-but-with-conditions.html