Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 29, 2021 3:56:08 GMT 12
PLACE NAMING PROPOSALS AND RECENT DECISIONS
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa made 1,454 official decisions at its April hui on place names in the Tasman and Marlborough regions, as well as 18 for undersea feature names around New Zealand.
The Board is also inviting public submissions on 10 proposals for the following place names and undersea feature names across and around New Zealand:.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2105/S00509/place-naming-proposals-and-recent-decisions.htm
NEW OFFICIAL NAME FOR PROPOSED FOR INNER-CITY AREA IN WELLINGTON, HONOURING MĀORI HISTORY AND RETURN OF KĀKĀ TO THE CITY
A new official name honouring the recovery of capital’s boisterous native parrot has been proposed for a large chunk of inner-city Wellington.
Paekākā has been nominated as a name for the area covering the Botanic Garden precinct, Anderson Park, and Bolton Street Memorial Park. The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa are taking submissions on the proposal, before becoming official.
This area covers part of what is currently considered central Wellington, the suburb of Kelburn and, arguably, Thorndon.
The name was proposed by Wellington City Council in recognition of the area’s Māori history, and the recovery of kākā in the city.
Mana whenua Taranaki Whānui gifted the name to the council......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/125277816/new-official-name-for-proposed-for-innercity-area-in-wellington-honouring-mori-history-and-return-of-kk-to-the-city
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa made 1,454 official decisions at its April hui on place names in the Tasman and Marlborough regions, as well as 18 for undersea feature names around New Zealand.
The Board is also inviting public submissions on 10 proposals for the following place names and undersea feature names across and around New Zealand:.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2105/S00509/place-naming-proposals-and-recent-decisions.htm
NEW OFFICIAL NAME FOR PROPOSED FOR INNER-CITY AREA IN WELLINGTON, HONOURING MĀORI HISTORY AND RETURN OF KĀKĀ TO THE CITY
A new official name honouring the recovery of capital’s boisterous native parrot has been proposed for a large chunk of inner-city Wellington.
Paekākā has been nominated as a name for the area covering the Botanic Garden precinct, Anderson Park, and Bolton Street Memorial Park. The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa are taking submissions on the proposal, before becoming official.
This area covers part of what is currently considered central Wellington, the suburb of Kelburn and, arguably, Thorndon.
The name was proposed by Wellington City Council in recognition of the area’s Māori history, and the recovery of kākā in the city.
Mana whenua Taranaki Whānui gifted the name to the council......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/125277816/new-official-name-for-proposed-for-innercity-area-in-wellington-honouring-mori-history-and-return-of-kk-to-the-city