Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 14, 2021 4:03:20 GMT 12
IWI ON MISSION TO RESTORE MANA TO MANGLED MARLBOROUGH PLACE NAMES
Those are among dozens incorrect names Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust general manager Corey Hebberd showed the Marlborough District Council earlier this year in a bid to restore the mana to “misappropriated” place names.
“This is not an exhaustive or complete list,” Hebberd said, because other iwi might know of more. “It might be their tūpuna (ancestor) whose name is up a sign, spelt wrong.”
To ensure place names were not misspelt in the future, the rūnanga suggested a representative be appointed to the council’s new road naming sub-committee – a sub-committee with the power to name or alter the name of roads......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300397591/iwi-on-mission-to-restore-mana-to-mangled-marlborough-place-names
Those are among dozens incorrect names Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust general manager Corey Hebberd showed the Marlborough District Council earlier this year in a bid to restore the mana to “misappropriated” place names.
“This is not an exhaustive or complete list,” Hebberd said, because other iwi might know of more. “It might be their tūpuna (ancestor) whose name is up a sign, spelt wrong.”
To ensure place names were not misspelt in the future, the rūnanga suggested a representative be appointed to the council’s new road naming sub-committee – a sub-committee with the power to name or alter the name of roads......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300397591/iwi-on-mission-to-restore-mana-to-mangled-marlborough-place-names