Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 1, 2017 17:40:22 GMT 12
PLAN TO GIVE SH1 SEVEN 'UNPRONOUNCEABLE' MAORI NAMES DECRIED AS 'PC GONE HAYWIRE'
Plans for renaming part of State Highway 1 have been blasted for offering "unpronounceable" Maori words and over-complicating a simple strip of asphalt.
Some have called it "PC gone haywire" while others say it's just part of being a Kiwi.
Kapiti Coast District Council's plan to split the continuous road into seven sections and give it seven Maori names has generated 400 public submissions......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/92004853/locals-say-plan-to-give-sh1-seven-unpronounceable-maori-names-is-pc-gone-haywire
Plans for renaming part of State Highway 1 have been blasted for offering "unpronounceable" Maori words and over-complicating a simple strip of asphalt.
Some have called it "PC gone haywire" while others say it's just part of being a Kiwi.
Kapiti Coast District Council's plan to split the continuous road into seven sections and give it seven Maori names has generated 400 public submissions......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/92004853/locals-say-plan-to-give-sh1-seven-unpronounceable-maori-names-is-pc-gone-haywire