//= do_shortcode('[in-content-square]')?>A mirror to Wales’ debate about Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton is developing in New Zealand as the town of Picton, named after the colonial overlord, mulls changing its own name. Picton in New Zealand was called Te Weranga o Waitohi in Māori before colonial settlers changed the name to Picton, despite him never setting foot there. “It’s always been Te Weranga o Waitohi, it’s always been known as the Waitohi Valley, and it still is,” he told Stuff.co.nz. It’s not only Māori who want it changed, it’s people from the whole community. “What resonated with me about it was there was obviously a Māori name for Picton beforehand,” she said.

Source: Stuff September 19, 2022 08:46 UTC