Ngai Tahu will push on with an application to officially add the "h" to "Wakatipu". Photo / ODTNgai Tahu will push on with an application to officially add the "h" to "Wakatipu". Photo / ODTNgai Tahu will push on with an application to officially add the "h" to Wakatipu. Ngai Tahu dictionary Ka Huru Manu, recognised by the New Zealand Geographic Board, states on its website, "Whakatipu Waimaori is the correct spelling for Lake Wakatipu". In 2020, Allied Press publication Mountain Scene reported Ngai Tahu elder Sir Tipene O'Regan signalled it was time for the spelling change.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 27, 2022 23:28 UTC