A political party has suggested Christchurch be renamed Ōtautahi but the Pākehā name is not official anyway, according to the nation’s place name register. Should it be renamed Ōtautahi? “But if it does, I can’t wait to see the letters to the editor.”He thought Dalziel’s “gentle” approach in increasingly using the name Ōtautahi Christchurch in council documents was “fantastic”. Alden Williams/Stuff Christchurch city councillor James Daniels thinks the letters to the editor of The Press will be interesting if the city is ever renamed Ōtautahi. “Current legislation says any person can make a proposal.”The board welcomed proposals from the public that sought to restore original Māori place names, make existing Māori place names official, or correct the spelling of existing Māori place names, Shaw said.

Source: Stuff September 15, 2020 17:01 UTC