Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 5, 2021 4:00:09 GMT 12
MARLBOROUGH COUNCIL SETS UP SUB-COMMITTEE TO DECIDE ROAD NAMES
A new group will be formed to screen road names in Marlborough after councillors criticised developers twice last year for choosing names that were too English.
Councillors first butted heads in March last year after a developer asked to put down English-themed street names, some of which were criticised for reeking of "colonial cringe".
The policy said new road names must be short, could not have the same name as an existing road, and had to be named after a theme, a historical person or event, or be given a traditional Māori name……
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/marlborough-council-sets-up-sub-committee-to-decide-road-names/B3S3BO52SOWVRISUPUJ56OEGKQ/
CHRISTCHURCH'S METRO SPORTS FACILITY TO BE KNOWN AS PARAKIORE
Local rūnanga have gifted the name Parakiore to Christchurch’s Metro Sports Facility.
Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre, as it will be officially known…..
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/124744680/christchurchs-metro-sports-facility-to-be-known-as-parakiore
A new group will be formed to screen road names in Marlborough after councillors criticised developers twice last year for choosing names that were too English.
Councillors first butted heads in March last year after a developer asked to put down English-themed street names, some of which were criticised for reeking of "colonial cringe".
The policy said new road names must be short, could not have the same name as an existing road, and had to be named after a theme, a historical person or event, or be given a traditional Māori name……
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/marlborough-council-sets-up-sub-committee-to-decide-road-names/B3S3BO52SOWVRISUPUJ56OEGKQ/
CHRISTCHURCH'S METRO SPORTS FACILITY TO BE KNOWN AS PARAKIORE
Local rūnanga have gifted the name Parakiore to Christchurch’s Metro Sports Facility.
Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre, as it will be officially known…..
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/124744680/christchurchs-metro-sports-facility-to-be-known-as-parakiore