Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 27, 2016 17:02:02 GMT 12
CANTERBURY STREAM'S RACIST NAME COULD CHANGE
A north Canterbury stream's highly offensive name could soon be history.
The New Zealand Geographic Board is looking to rename N***** Stream, which flows south from Mt Turnbull in the foothills of Southern Alps.
The board is now proposing a new name - Pukio Stream.
Te Aka Maori-English dictionary describes Pukio as a type of sedge - called "n*****head" by early English colonists - which grows in swampy areas around New Zealand.
Submissions in support of the name, or suggestions for a different name, can be mailed to the board or submitted to the Land Information New Zealand website by August 26…..
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11645629
A north Canterbury stream's highly offensive name could soon be history.
The New Zealand Geographic Board is looking to rename N***** Stream, which flows south from Mt Turnbull in the foothills of Southern Alps.
The board is now proposing a new name - Pukio Stream.
Te Aka Maori-English dictionary describes Pukio as a type of sedge - called "n*****head" by early English colonists - which grows in swampy areas around New Zealand.
Submissions in support of the name, or suggestions for a different name, can be mailed to the board or submitted to the Land Information New Zealand website by August 26…..
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11645629