Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 19, 2023 4:53:48 GMT 12
RUSSELL OR KORORĀREKA? HISTORIC BAY OF ISLANDS TOWN COULD RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL MĀORI NAME
One of Northland’s most historic towns could revert to its original Māori name if a proposal being considered by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa goes ahead.
Public consultation started today on returning Russell to its pre-1842 name of Kororāreka, which translates literally as “sweet penguin”......
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/russell-or-kororareka-historic-bay-of-islands-town-could-return-to-its-original-maori-name/7M66YJMPQVHQ7MPI2RUZDR3DBY/
One of Northland’s most historic towns could revert to its original Māori name if a proposal being considered by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa goes ahead.
Public consultation started today on returning Russell to its pre-1842 name of Kororāreka, which translates literally as “sweet penguin”......
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/russell-or-kororareka-historic-bay-of-islands-town-could-return-to-its-original-maori-name/7M66YJMPQVHQ7MPI2RUZDR3DBY/