Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 24, 2023 5:02:20 GMT 12
TE REO NAMES TO RETURN
Four historic Māori names for parks and reserves have been approved by Waipā’s Service Delivery committee – and more naming decisions await.
Whare marama Reserve in Leamington, Pirongia’s Mātakitaki, Tūrata in Kihikihi and Waipuke, on the edge of the Waikato River at Maungatautari, have all been adopted as part of the first tranche of signage changes by the council.
A second wave of existing parks and reserves in Cambridge are now going through a formal process with Ngā Iwi Tōpu ō Waipā, a collective representing iwi and hapū in the Waipā area, is underway with Ngāti Koroki Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā.....
www.cambridgenews.nz/2023/11/te-reo-names-to-return/
Four historic Māori names for parks and reserves have been approved by Waipā’s Service Delivery committee – and more naming decisions await.
Whare marama Reserve in Leamington, Pirongia’s Mātakitaki, Tūrata in Kihikihi and Waipuke, on the edge of the Waikato River at Maungatautari, have all been adopted as part of the first tranche of signage changes by the council.
A second wave of existing parks and reserves in Cambridge are now going through a formal process with Ngā Iwi Tōpu ō Waipā, a collective representing iwi and hapū in the Waipā area, is underway with Ngāti Koroki Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā.....
www.cambridgenews.nz/2023/11/te-reo-names-to-return/