Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 10, 2016 17:38:03 GMT 12
New Plymouth councillor Howie Tamati loses challenge for Maori street names
New Plymouth's sole Maori councillor has lost his motion to have the streets of a subdivision named after titles of indigenous cultural significance.
In November, the New Plymouth District Council monitoring committee voted to name the two roads created as part of developer Richard Dreaver's new Waitara subdivision on Armstrong Ave, Dreaver Drive and Masters Lane.
A council report at the time of the decision recommended the streets be named Kaipeke Drive and Ngati Kura Road, in honour of the a pa site and local hapu. However the committee settled on Dreaver Drive and Masters Lane, in recognition of Dreaver's family members who died in World War I.
However at Tuesday's committee meeting Councillor Howie Tamati moved a motion to alter the road naming resolution and revert back to the Maori street names.
The committee voted 7 to 3 against Tamati's motion. Mayor Andrew Judd, Tamati and councillor Keith Allum voted in support of the motion…..
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/76698241/new-plymouth-councillor-howie-tamati-loses-challenge-for-maori-street-names
New Plymouth's sole Maori councillor has lost his motion to have the streets of a subdivision named after titles of indigenous cultural significance.
In November, the New Plymouth District Council monitoring committee voted to name the two roads created as part of developer Richard Dreaver's new Waitara subdivision on Armstrong Ave, Dreaver Drive and Masters Lane.
A council report at the time of the decision recommended the streets be named Kaipeke Drive and Ngati Kura Road, in honour of the a pa site and local hapu. However the committee settled on Dreaver Drive and Masters Lane, in recognition of Dreaver's family members who died in World War I.
However at Tuesday's committee meeting Councillor Howie Tamati moved a motion to alter the road naming resolution and revert back to the Maori street names.
The committee voted 7 to 3 against Tamati's motion. Mayor Andrew Judd, Tamati and councillor Keith Allum voted in support of the motion…..
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/76698241/new-plymouth-councillor-howie-tamati-loses-challenge-for-maori-street-names