z2k_ ( z2k_@lemmy.nz ) to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 3 years agoHomeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too longi.stuff.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up125file-text
arrow-up125external-linkHomeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too longi.stuff.co.nzz2k_ ( z2k_@lemmy.nz ) to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 3 years agomessage-square51linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFizz ( Fizz@lemmy.nz ) Bannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 years agoIf the people that live there don’t want the name then it should be changed. The council consulted the local iwi and got a stupid name about moving in a crab formation, I’m pretty sure we can swap that out for another name without cultural uproar.
minus-squareBlueÆther ( BlueEther@no.lastname.nz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agowell it’s a new subdivision that isn’t named yet, the local Iwi were consulted and put forth papakangahorohoro as the traditional name for the land
If the people that live there don’t want the name then it should be changed. The council consulted the local iwi and got a stupid name about moving in a crab formation, I’m pretty sure we can swap that out for another name without cultural uproar.
well it’s a new subdivision that isn’t named yet, the local Iwi were consulted and put forth papakangahorohoro as the traditional name for the land