Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 23, 2024 4:30:58 GMT 12
DECISION STALLS ON RUSSELL'S POSSIBLE NAME CHANGE TO KORORĀREKA
A decision about the name of a historic Bay of Islands town appears to have stalled, almost three years after a marae applied to change Russell back to the original Kororāreka.
In September 2021 the Kororāreka Marae Society lodged a name-change application with the New Zealand Geographic Board, which considered three options: An outright change to Kororāreka, the dual name Kororāreka/Russell, or the alternative names option where both have equal standing.
When the board was unable to reach a decision, responsibility was handed to Land Information Minister Damien O'Connor in the previous government.
As an example, she cited the Whangārei suburb of Kamo, which had recently reverted to its previous name of Te Kamo - even though most submissions called for the status quo.
In Russell's case, according to the Geographic Board's report, the number of submissions for and against was an almost even split.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522767/decision-stalls-on-russell-s-possible-name-change-to-kororareka
A decision about the name of a historic Bay of Islands town appears to have stalled, almost three years after a marae applied to change Russell back to the original Kororāreka.
In September 2021 the Kororāreka Marae Society lodged a name-change application with the New Zealand Geographic Board, which considered three options: An outright change to Kororāreka, the dual name Kororāreka/Russell, or the alternative names option where both have equal standing.
When the board was unable to reach a decision, responsibility was handed to Land Information Minister Damien O'Connor in the previous government.
As an example, she cited the Whangārei suburb of Kamo, which had recently reverted to its previous name of Te Kamo - even though most submissions called for the status quo.
In Russell's case, according to the Geographic Board's report, the number of submissions for and against was an almost even split.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522767/decision-stalls-on-russell-s-possible-name-change-to-kororareka