Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 19, 2018 17:10:48 GMT 12
WELLINGTON MAYOR LOSES FIRST ROUND OF FIGHT FOR MĀORI NAMES FOR NEW CITY STREETS
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has lost the first round of a battle to give a Māori name to a well-known waterfront path.
In a first test of Wellington City Council's new policy to give Māori names priority, Lester tried to have a non-Māori name recommendation for a key piece of Wellington waterfront overturned in favour of a Māori name.
During the Regulatory Processes Committee meeting on Wednesday, he argued against his council officers' recommendation of Lady Elizabeth Lane for the access way running along the waterfront from the Railway Station to Queen's Wharf.
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/103227703/lester-loses-first-round-of-fight-for-maori-names-for-new-wellington-streets
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has lost the first round of a battle to give a Māori name to a well-known waterfront path.
In a first test of Wellington City Council's new policy to give Māori names priority, Lester tried to have a non-Māori name recommendation for a key piece of Wellington waterfront overturned in favour of a Māori name.
During the Regulatory Processes Committee meeting on Wednesday, he argued against his council officers' recommendation of Lady Elizabeth Lane for the access way running along the waterfront from the Railway Station to Queen's Wharf.
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/103227703/lester-loses-first-round-of-fight-for-maori-names-for-new-wellington-streets