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MACKENZIE DISTRICT COUNCIL PROPOSES DUAL NAME FOR TEKAPO
A dual name for Tekapo will be discussed at Wednesday's Tekapo community board meeting.
Following a workshop on July 18, just a few days after Stuff ran a story on the lake's Māori name, MDC proposed that Takapō / Lake Tekapo be used in all council documentation.
Although there are different stories about how Takapō got its name, it remains a significant part of Māori tradition.....
www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/115675811/mackenzie-district-council-proposes-dual-name-for-tekapo
MĀPUA WELCOMES NEW ADDITION TO ITS NAME FOR MAORI LANGUAGE WEEK
A Nelson township has celebrated its "new name" and marked the start of of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
Māpua, west of Nelson city, has joined more than 870 Te Reo Māori place names throughout the country to have a macron added to their official name.
"For us as a school it was important for us to recognise the correct spelling of our name of the place that we're from, of Māpua vs Mapua," she said......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/maori-language-week/115675707/mpua-welcomes-new-addition-to-its-name-for-maori-language-week
A dual name for Tekapo will be discussed at Wednesday's Tekapo community board meeting.
Following a workshop on July 18, just a few days after Stuff ran a story on the lake's Māori name, MDC proposed that Takapō / Lake Tekapo be used in all council documentation.
Although there are different stories about how Takapō got its name, it remains a significant part of Māori tradition.....
www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/115675811/mackenzie-district-council-proposes-dual-name-for-tekapo
MĀPUA WELCOMES NEW ADDITION TO ITS NAME FOR MAORI LANGUAGE WEEK
A Nelson township has celebrated its "new name" and marked the start of of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
Māpua, west of Nelson city, has joined more than 870 Te Reo Māori place names throughout the country to have a macron added to their official name.
"For us as a school it was important for us to recognise the correct spelling of our name of the place that we're from, of Māpua vs Mapua," she said......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/maori-language-week/115675707/mpua-welcomes-new-addition-to-its-name-for-maori-language-week