Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 1, 2016 17:40:14 GMT 12
NAME CHANGE SHOCK ANGERS COUNCILLOR
TAURANGA councillor Gail McIntosh has declared herself "super p***** off" at being blindsided by a proposal to change the name of Cambridge Park.
Letters went out to organisations and nearby residents earlier this month announcing that the council "intends to commence the process to change the name of the reserve at the end of May".
But the trouble was that no one had bothered to tell councillors about the suggested name change to Te Waha O Te Marangai, which translates to "the mouth of the storm".
"It makes me wonder who is running the council, staff or elected members," Cr McIntosh said.
The political storm was touched off by a letter to the editor from former city councillor Mike Baker, who was on the mailing list for the name change letter.
He said the council's response to his inquiries made it appear that the opportunity for the community to either object or support the proposal did not exist.
He said there was a risk that name changes from non-Maori to Maori names would become the norm…..
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11631576
TAURANGA councillor Gail McIntosh has declared herself "super p***** off" at being blindsided by a proposal to change the name of Cambridge Park.
Letters went out to organisations and nearby residents earlier this month announcing that the council "intends to commence the process to change the name of the reserve at the end of May".
But the trouble was that no one had bothered to tell councillors about the suggested name change to Te Waha O Te Marangai, which translates to "the mouth of the storm".
"It makes me wonder who is running the council, staff or elected members," Cr McIntosh said.
The political storm was touched off by a letter to the editor from former city councillor Mike Baker, who was on the mailing list for the name change letter.
He said the council's response to his inquiries made it appear that the opportunity for the community to either object or support the proposal did not exist.
He said there was a risk that name changes from non-Maori to Maori names would become the norm…..
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11631576