Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 25, 2021 3:33:31 GMT 12
NEWLANDS PARK TO BE RENAMED PUKEHUIA PARK
Newlands Park will adopt the te reo Māori name Pukehuia Park, following a vote by Wellington City Councillors today.
Mayor Andy Foster says the name was put forward by Ngā Hau e Whā o Paparārangi, kaitiaki of the whare on Ladbrooke Drive, during consultation for Newlands Park redevelopment. The proposal has the full support of mana whenua, Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2102/S00506/newlands-park-to-be-renamed-pukehuia-park.htm
Newlands Park will adopt the te reo Māori name Pukehuia Park, following a vote by Wellington City Councillors today.
Mayor Andy Foster says the name was put forward by Ngā Hau e Whā o Paparārangi, kaitiaki of the whare on Ladbrooke Drive, during consultation for Newlands Park redevelopment. The proposal has the full support of mana whenua, Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2102/S00506/newlands-park-to-be-renamed-pukehuia-park.htm