Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 1, 2018 6:01:53 GMT 12
Bay of Plenty Times 1/12/18
CARPARK NAME QUITE A MOUTHFUL
Mount Phoenix (car) Park’s proposed new name Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Local News, November 24) is more than a mouthful — it is, in my view, an incomprehensible, inappropriate, unpronounceable moniker dreamed up by Tauranga City Council staffers and cohorts.
Elected members, after reaching a decision endorsing this tongue twister, have come up with the novel idea of a quickfire public consultation after the event.
In my opinion, there has been a lack of openness, transparency and meaningful public consultation from the council as an organisation.
Furthermore, this project has converted an essential asphalt carpark into a concrete jungle.
This site has, to my knowledge, never had any cultural significance and the correct name would be Mount or Mauao Open Space because it is certainly not a “green urban space” as the photos clearly show— the whole project has been misrepresented, in my opinion.
As for "the place of the circling birds", over the past 50 years I have sighted very few birds and none circling other than seagulls and sparrows squabbling over discarded takeaway food.
Predictably, the name looks to be promoted by people who don't live or work in the area.
S PATERSON Ohauiti
NZ Herald 1/12/18
PARK NAMES
When will this irresponsible, overstaffed, overpaid Auckland Council stop wasting ratepayers’ money on worthless projects?
No money was mentioned in the Herald but the cost of adding Maori names to over 4100 parks and reserves, libraries, cemeteries, leisure centres and other community centres would be mind boggling.
DENNIS ROSS, St. Heliers.
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers
CARPARK NAME QUITE A MOUTHFUL
Mount Phoenix (car) Park’s proposed new name Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Local News, November 24) is more than a mouthful — it is, in my view, an incomprehensible, inappropriate, unpronounceable moniker dreamed up by Tauranga City Council staffers and cohorts.
Elected members, after reaching a decision endorsing this tongue twister, have come up with the novel idea of a quickfire public consultation after the event.
In my opinion, there has been a lack of openness, transparency and meaningful public consultation from the council as an organisation.
Furthermore, this project has converted an essential asphalt carpark into a concrete jungle.
This site has, to my knowledge, never had any cultural significance and the correct name would be Mount or Mauao Open Space because it is certainly not a “green urban space” as the photos clearly show— the whole project has been misrepresented, in my opinion.
As for "the place of the circling birds", over the past 50 years I have sighted very few birds and none circling other than seagulls and sparrows squabbling over discarded takeaway food.
Predictably, the name looks to be promoted by people who don't live or work in the area.
S PATERSON Ohauiti
NZ Herald 1/12/18
PARK NAMES
When will this irresponsible, overstaffed, overpaid Auckland Council stop wasting ratepayers’ money on worthless projects?
No money was mentioned in the Herald but the cost of adding Maori names to over 4100 parks and reserves, libraries, cemeteries, leisure centres and other community centres would be mind boggling.
DENNIS ROSS, St. Heliers.
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers