Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 27, 2018 17:12:20 GMT 12
COUNCIL RECOGNISES LEVIN'S MĀORI NAME TAITOKO HOPING COLLABORATION WILL DRIVE TRANSFORMATION OF THE TOWN
Horowhenua District Council has included the Māori name of the town of Levin in a planning document, a move they and a Māori elder hope will drive a transformation of the small town north of Wellington.
TVNZ1's Seven Sharp reports Levin is the surname of a man who apparently never actually set foot in the town.
"Levin's not a legal name, but Taitoko is," said Marokopa Wiremu-Matakatea, Muaūpoko kaumatua.....
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/council-recognises-levins-m-ori-name-taitoko-hoping-collaboration-drive-transformation-town
Horowhenua District Council has included the Māori name of the town of Levin in a planning document, a move they and a Māori elder hope will drive a transformation of the small town north of Wellington.
TVNZ1's Seven Sharp reports Levin is the surname of a man who apparently never actually set foot in the town.
"Levin's not a legal name, but Taitoko is," said Marokopa Wiremu-Matakatea, Muaūpoko kaumatua.....
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/council-recognises-levins-m-ori-name-taitoko-hoping-collaboration-drive-transformation-town