Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 15, 2021 5:38:48 GMT 12
PETITION TO RENAME NEW ZEALAND AS AOTEAROA LAUNCHED
A petition to officially rename New Zealand as Aotearoa and restore Māori names to all towns and cities has been launched by Te Pati Māori.
“Tangata whenua are sick to death of our ancestral names being mangled, bastardised, and ignored,” party co-leader Rawiri Waititi said in a statement on Tuesday.
New Zealand would become Aotearoa and all towns and cities renamed as their original te reo Māori names by 2026, according to the petition......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/te-reo-maori/126369919/petition-to-rename-new-zealand-as-aotearoa-launched
More on the above here > 'Left-wing radical bull dust': Peters blasts Māori Party petition to change country's name to Aotearoa
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/left-wing-radical-bull-dust-peters-blasts-m%c4%81ori-party-petition-to-change-country-s-name-to-aotearoa/ar-AAOpoWA
A petition to officially rename New Zealand as Aotearoa and restore Māori names to all towns and cities has been launched by Te Pati Māori.
“Tangata whenua are sick to death of our ancestral names being mangled, bastardised, and ignored,” party co-leader Rawiri Waititi said in a statement on Tuesday.
New Zealand would become Aotearoa and all towns and cities renamed as their original te reo Māori names by 2026, according to the petition......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/te-reo-maori/126369919/petition-to-rename-new-zealand-as-aotearoa-launched
More on the above here > 'Left-wing radical bull dust': Peters blasts Māori Party petition to change country's name to Aotearoa
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/left-wing-radical-bull-dust-peters-blasts-m%c4%81ori-party-petition-to-change-country-s-name-to-aotearoa/ar-AAOpoWA