Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 2, 2019 17:04:21 GMT 12
CALL FOR STREET NAMES HONOURING COLONIAL OFFICERS WHO LED ATTACKS ON MĀORI TO BE CHANGED - 'WE’RE SURROUNDED BY TERRORISTS'
Parts of New Zealand are seeing pushes to remove the names of historical colonial leaders from towns and street names.
Street names around the country commemorate colonial officers, settlers on Māori land and volunteer militia.
In Southern Taranaki, Potanga Neilson of Ngai te Rangi says he is reminded daily of the assault on his iwi.
"As far as I’m concerned, we’re surrounded by terrorists, their names are memorialised on all of our towns and streets."...
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/were-surrounded-terrorists-should-nz-change-colonial-names-street-signs
Parts of New Zealand are seeing pushes to remove the names of historical colonial leaders from towns and street names.
Street names around the country commemorate colonial officers, settlers on Māori land and volunteer militia.
In Southern Taranaki, Potanga Neilson of Ngai te Rangi says he is reminded daily of the assault on his iwi.
"As far as I’m concerned, we’re surrounded by terrorists, their names are memorialised on all of our towns and streets."...
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/were-surrounded-terrorists-should-nz-change-colonial-names-street-signs