Homeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too long
Homeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too long
It might be the traditional Māori name for the location but it's too long and impractical, say residents of a new Whakatāne subdivision.
I guess they didn’t want people to end up calling it P Road
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It’s a cool name, but I agree its too long for a street. Would make a good name for a park or a reserve or something in the area. To me an ideal street name is around 2 or 3 syllables. “Acacia” is a pretty crap name too though, better to pick something with a connection to the land and the people.
They mention they’re arranging a hui so hopefully a decent compromise can come from that.
Bah, I've been living on "Geschwister-Scholl-Straße" for years and Papakangahorohoro isn't any more complicated really.
Cool, is this in NZ?
Probably not, unless you like to name your streets in German.
The siblings Scholl were part of the White Rose resistance group in WW2 and were decapitated (aged 21 and 24) for spreading anti war propaganda.
Not really relevant to a discussion about NZ street names then, is it?
It's a valid point that names for subdivisions can be very unoriginal, the worst is the nautical themed ones, there's just so many.
Tree-named streets everywhere.
Having lived in Gulf Harbour I totally agree