Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 7, 2023 3:13:34 GMT 12
RENAMING WĀNAKA'S WALKWAY: WHAT WE STAND TO GAIN
The topic of te reo Māori has been circulating in Queenstown Lakes the past week, with the renaming of Wānaka’s 650-metre pathway, previously the Millennium Path now Te Ata Maumahara, sparking debate at the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board meeting.
Part of the te reo Māori revitalisation in Queenstown Lakes, of course, includes the pathway name change in Wānaka.
Part of the council’s Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan, a working group was established in 2020 for the pathway as it was going through updates, with local iwi, Ngāi Tahu, involved. They offered the name Te Ara Maumahara, which is now the new name.....
crux.org.nz/crux-news/wanakas-new-pathway-festigrowing-usage-of-te-reo-in-the-area
The topic of te reo Māori has been circulating in Queenstown Lakes the past week, with the renaming of Wānaka’s 650-metre pathway, previously the Millennium Path now Te Ata Maumahara, sparking debate at the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board meeting.
Part of the te reo Māori revitalisation in Queenstown Lakes, of course, includes the pathway name change in Wānaka.
Part of the council’s Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan, a working group was established in 2020 for the pathway as it was going through updates, with local iwi, Ngāi Tahu, involved. They offered the name Te Ara Maumahara, which is now the new name.....
crux.org.nz/crux-news/wanakas-new-pathway-festigrowing-usage-of-te-reo-in-the-area