Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 29, 2018 16:18:05 GMT 12
TE REO MĀORI NAMES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR HUNDREDS OF AUCKLAND PARKS
Your local Auckland park could be about to gain a Māori name as local boards consult Māori groups on how to tell the "unique stories of Tāmaki Makaurau".
Brains Park, Dickey Reserve and Eastdale Reserve are just three among 99 places picked by the Whau Local Board in its first group of parks and reserves to go through the review.
The Auckland Council move to add Māori names or even have them replace existing names was initiated by mana whenua - Auckland Māori who have mana and ancestral connections in some part of the region.
Mana whenua groups are being asked to propose Māori names to local boards.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12167847
Your local Auckland park could be about to gain a Māori name as local boards consult Māori groups on how to tell the "unique stories of Tāmaki Makaurau".
Brains Park, Dickey Reserve and Eastdale Reserve are just three among 99 places picked by the Whau Local Board in its first group of parks and reserves to go through the review.
The Auckland Council move to add Māori names or even have them replace existing names was initiated by mana whenua - Auckland Māori who have mana and ancestral connections in some part of the region.
Mana whenua groups are being asked to propose Māori names to local boards.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12167847