Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 4, 2023 4:02:34 GMT 12
SUPPORT FOR TOURIST VILLAGE TO RESTORE 'MOST BEAUTIFUL NAME'
A bid by a central North Island iwi to change the name of National Park back to Waimarino has been accepted by Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa NZ Geographic Board.
The iwi Uenuku has called for the ski and tourist village and its railway station, located by Mt Ruapehu, to revert to its previous names, Waimarino and Waimarino Railway Station.
The iwi says the historic Waimarino Pā was located on the site currently referred to as National Park Village.
A three-month public consultation on the name change proposal will open on Tuesday, 7 November.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/waikato/133230206/support-for-tourist-village-to-restore-most-beautiful-name
A bid by a central North Island iwi to change the name of National Park back to Waimarino has been accepted by Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa NZ Geographic Board.
The iwi Uenuku has called for the ski and tourist village and its railway station, located by Mt Ruapehu, to revert to its previous names, Waimarino and Waimarino Railway Station.
The iwi says the historic Waimarino Pā was located on the site currently referred to as National Park Village.
A three-month public consultation on the name change proposal will open on Tuesday, 7 November.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/waikato/133230206/support-for-tourist-village-to-restore-most-beautiful-name