Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 1, 2022 3:28:12 GMT 12
OTAGO MUSEUM GIFTED NEW TE REO MĀORI NAME
Otago Museum announced today that they have been gifted a new te reo Māori name: Tūhura. Meaning to discover, investigate, and explore; the name has already been in use since 2017 as the name of the Museum’s hugely popular interactive science centre.
The new name was determined by local rūnaka as a replacement for the previous te reo Māori name: ‘Otago Museum: Te Whare Taoka o Otago’......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2202/S00209/otago-museum-gifted-new-te-reo-maori-name.htm
Otago Museum announced today that they have been gifted a new te reo Māori name: Tūhura. Meaning to discover, investigate, and explore; the name has already been in use since 2017 as the name of the Museum’s hugely popular interactive science centre.
The new name was determined by local rūnaka as a replacement for the previous te reo Māori name: ‘Otago Museum: Te Whare Taoka o Otago’......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2202/S00209/otago-museum-gifted-new-te-reo-maori-name.htm