Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 10, 2021 3:10:47 GMT 12
MAUNGA NAME RESTORATION RAISES ISSUE FOR OTHER USERS OF EGMONT
Taranaki’s mountain is now known only as Taranaki Maunga, and the national park as Te Papakura o Taranaki (which translates as ‘a place to learn and a place for recreation’), following an agreement reached in December 2019 between Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and the Crown as a result of Treaty of Waitangi negotiations.
Removing Egmont from business and place names will be a further step in the process of restoring the maunga’s correct name, says Te Ao Māori advocate Puna Wano-Bryant, who has whakapapa links to Te Ātiawa, Taranaki and Ngāti Awa.
It is a moral issue, she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300196615/maunga-name-restoration-raises-issue-for-other-users-of-egmont
Taranaki’s mountain is now known only as Taranaki Maunga, and the national park as Te Papakura o Taranaki (which translates as ‘a place to learn and a place for recreation’), following an agreement reached in December 2019 between Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and the Crown as a result of Treaty of Waitangi negotiations.
Removing Egmont from business and place names will be a further step in the process of restoring the maunga’s correct name, says Te Ao Māori advocate Puna Wano-Bryant, who has whakapapa links to Te Ātiawa, Taranaki and Ngāti Awa.
It is a moral issue, she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300196615/maunga-name-restoration-raises-issue-for-other-users-of-egmont