Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 14, 2020 4:36:09 GMT 12
BYE HAMILTON, HELLO KIRIKIRIROA? CITY MULLS NAME CHANGE AFTER STATUE'S REMOVAL
The statue's removal is only one part of a longer-term conversation the iwi is having with the council - they have been working together for more than a year on a review of culturally sensitive names and sites.
The removal of the statue of the city's namesake begs the obvious question of whether the city should be renamed.
"We certainly favour Kirikiriroa over Hamilton," Schaafhausen said. "Kirikiriroa was acquired as a result of the New Zealand Settlements Act passed in 1863, and that resulted in just over 1.2 million hectares of our land being confiscated.
"The name Hamilton does really confront us as the stark reminder of the raupatu - the confiscations.".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/06/bye-hamilton-hello-kirikiriroa-city-mulls-name-change-after-statue-s-removal.html
The statue's removal is only one part of a longer-term conversation the iwi is having with the council - they have been working together for more than a year on a review of culturally sensitive names and sites.
The removal of the statue of the city's namesake begs the obvious question of whether the city should be renamed.
"We certainly favour Kirikiriroa over Hamilton," Schaafhausen said. "Kirikiriroa was acquired as a result of the New Zealand Settlements Act passed in 1863, and that resulted in just over 1.2 million hectares of our land being confiscated.
"The name Hamilton does really confront us as the stark reminder of the raupatu - the confiscations.".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/06/bye-hamilton-hello-kirikiriroa-city-mulls-name-change-after-statue-s-removal.html