Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 16, 2020 4:33:25 GMT 12
JOHN TAMIHERE CONCEDES CHANGING NEW ZEALAND TO AOTEAROA 'MIGHT NOT' HAPPEN BY 2026 BUT 'OUR ASPIRATIONS TO ACHIEVE IT WILL NEVER STOP'
John Tamihere believes changing New Zealand's name to Aotearoa will be part of a "never-ending" Māori political movement but concedes it might not happen in six years.
The Māori Party announced a policy on Monday saying it would rename New Zealand to Aotearoa by 2026 if elected.
"Now, it might not happen in six years - but the point is that our aspirations to achieve it will never stop - it will be a never-ending part of a Māori political movement.......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/09/john-tamihere-concedes-changing-new-zealand-to-aotearoa-might-not-happen-by-2026-but-our-aspirations-to-achieve-it-will-never-stop.html
MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL SET TO APPROVE 'OVERDUE' NAME CHANGE
The town's Mākoura Rd will boast its correct name if the district council approves the recommended changes at its meeting tomorrow.
The road has carried the Makora Rd name for decades, and the use of Makora, rather than the name used by tangata whenua for the area.
Documents see the error first used as far back as 1862, and the use was adopted by the then borough council.
The highway takes its name from the nearby Mākoura Stream......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/426101/masterton-district-council-set-to-approve-overdue-name-change
John Tamihere believes changing New Zealand's name to Aotearoa will be part of a "never-ending" Māori political movement but concedes it might not happen in six years.
The Māori Party announced a policy on Monday saying it would rename New Zealand to Aotearoa by 2026 if elected.
"Now, it might not happen in six years - but the point is that our aspirations to achieve it will never stop - it will be a never-ending part of a Māori political movement.......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/09/john-tamihere-concedes-changing-new-zealand-to-aotearoa-might-not-happen-by-2026-but-our-aspirations-to-achieve-it-will-never-stop.html
MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL SET TO APPROVE 'OVERDUE' NAME CHANGE
The town's Mākoura Rd will boast its correct name if the district council approves the recommended changes at its meeting tomorrow.
The road has carried the Makora Rd name for decades, and the use of Makora, rather than the name used by tangata whenua for the area.
Documents see the error first used as far back as 1862, and the use was adopted by the then borough council.
The highway takes its name from the nearby Mākoura Stream......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/426101/masterton-district-council-set-to-approve-overdue-name-change