Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 18, 2023 5:23:39 GMT 12
AOTEAROA NAME PUSH VITAL FOR IDENTITY
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the party’s push to make Aotearoa the official name of the country has a serious purpose.
The Maori affairs select committee considered the proposal this week.
“This is all part of growing the identity of a country that should be deep-seated in the values and the principles; well the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. And so building a Tiriti-centric Aotearoa is important to building a greater nation than we already are,” he says.
Mr Waititi says renaming the country is a step towards becoming a truly bicultural nation.....
waateanews.com/2023/03/17/aotearoa-name-push-vital-for-identity/
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the party’s push to make Aotearoa the official name of the country has a serious purpose.
The Maori affairs select committee considered the proposal this week.
“This is all part of growing the identity of a country that should be deep-seated in the values and the principles; well the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. And so building a Tiriti-centric Aotearoa is important to building a greater nation than we already are,” he says.
Mr Waititi says renaming the country is a step towards becoming a truly bicultural nation.....
waateanews.com/2023/03/17/aotearoa-name-push-vital-for-identity/
