Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 2, 2019 4:17:21 GMT 12
MT EGMONT NAME TO “FINALLY” BE SCRAPPED - TARANAKI MAUNGA
The dual legal name for Mt Egmont, Mt Taranaki will change. Next year, the name Mt Egmont is going to be scrapped and the mountain will retain only its Māori name Taranaki Maunga.
Ngā Iwi o Taranaki (Eight tribes of Taranaki) have reached agreement with the Crown that their tupuna maunga should simply be known as Taranaki Maunga, and not by the dual name of Mt Egmont, Mt Taranaki which has been in official use since 1986.
Ngā Iwi o Taranaki spokesperson Jamie Tuuta says all the names associated with Taranaki Maunga will have Māori names under the new legislation, and the name of the national park will be Te Papakura o Taranaki......
teaomaori.news/mt-egmont-name-finally-be-scrapped-taranaki-maunga
The dual legal name for Mt Egmont, Mt Taranaki will change. Next year, the name Mt Egmont is going to be scrapped and the mountain will retain only its Māori name Taranaki Maunga.
Ngā Iwi o Taranaki (Eight tribes of Taranaki) have reached agreement with the Crown that their tupuna maunga should simply be known as Taranaki Maunga, and not by the dual name of Mt Egmont, Mt Taranaki which has been in official use since 1986.
Ngā Iwi o Taranaki spokesperson Jamie Tuuta says all the names associated with Taranaki Maunga will have Māori names under the new legislation, and the name of the national park will be Te Papakura o Taranaki......
teaomaori.news/mt-egmont-name-finally-be-scrapped-taranaki-maunga