News Desk 19th March 2015 Southland Times Newspaper Invercargill NZ
For the record there has been a backstory going on in Manapouri about a Very Special Placename
Being a keeper of local History and Folklore last Year I put in a request to the NZ Geographic Board to consider the merits of
naming a Highly Scenic unnamed Lake at Manapouri after The National Song “Po Karekare ana”
As it is a Maori Song and is part of Maori heritage I put it forward to the Tribal Authorities both National and Local
But yesterday it was announced by Ngai Tahu Riverton that they will not be supporting the submission.
Ngai Tahu Christchurch had said that the answer was up to Riverton so today I have asked the NZ Geographic Board not to
Process the Gazetting proposal document.
Aaron Nicholson
For the record there has been a backstory going on in Manapouri about a Very Special Placename
Being a keeper of local History and Folklore last Year I put in a request to the NZ Geographic Board to consider the merits of
naming a Highly Scenic unnamed Lake at Manapouri after The National Song “Po Karekare ana”
As it is a Maori Song and is part of Maori heritage I put it forward to the Tribal Authorities both National and Local
But yesterday it was announced by Ngai Tahu Riverton that they will not be supporting the submission.
Ngai Tahu Christchurch had said that the answer was up to Riverton so today I have asked the NZ Geographic Board not to
Process the Gazetting proposal document.
Aaron Nicholson
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