Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 9, 2020 2:59:47 GMT 12
MĀORI NAMES RESTORES TO BANKS PENINSULA
The history of Rāpaki is being restored through the inclusion of te reo in thirteen official place names on Banks Peninsula and around Lyttelton Harbour.
Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage says the names were submitted to the New Zealand Geographic Board by the Rāpaki Rūnanga, Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke.
The Tors will now also be called Te Moenga-o-Wheke, referring to the story of Wheke, the son of Te Rakiwhakaputa, a rangatira toa, searching the hills surrounding Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō for Ngāti Māmoe refugees.
The Tors is a reference to rocks found there which have been shaped by the wind.
Banks Peninsula itself will also be known as Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū, while King Billy Island will also carry the name Aua......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjQ5NDQ=/M%C4%81ori-names-restores-to-Banks-Peninsula
The history of Rāpaki is being restored through the inclusion of te reo in thirteen official place names on Banks Peninsula and around Lyttelton Harbour.
Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage says the names were submitted to the New Zealand Geographic Board by the Rāpaki Rūnanga, Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke.
The Tors will now also be called Te Moenga-o-Wheke, referring to the story of Wheke, the son of Te Rakiwhakaputa, a rangatira toa, searching the hills surrounding Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō for Ngāti Māmoe refugees.
The Tors is a reference to rocks found there which have been shaped by the wind.
Banks Peninsula itself will also be known as Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū, while King Billy Island will also carry the name Aua......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjQ5NDQ=/M%C4%81ori-names-restores-to-Banks-Peninsula