Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 24, 2018 16:14:28 GMT 12
OMIHA NAME CHANGE HITS THE ROCKS
Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage has squelched an effort to remove the Maori name from a Waiheke locality.
It gave the minister the final word, and she stuck with Omiha, adding a macron to the O.
The minister also agreed that Castle Rock southeast of Coromandel township has the alternate name Motutere.
The Clarence River, which meets the ocean northeast of Kaikoura, will also be known as Waiau Toa, while the Waiau River southwest of Kaikoura will be known as Waiau Uwha......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTgyMzE.html
Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage has squelched an effort to remove the Maori name from a Waiheke locality.
It gave the minister the final word, and she stuck with Omiha, adding a macron to the O.
The minister also agreed that Castle Rock southeast of Coromandel township has the alternate name Motutere.
The Clarence River, which meets the ocean northeast of Kaikoura, will also be known as Waiau Toa, while the Waiau River southwest of Kaikoura will be known as Waiau Uwha......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTgyMzE.html