Local parks set to receive Māori names

Auckland Council is recommending that nine Hibiscus Coast parks receive Te Reo Māori names. At an April 16 workshop, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board members discussed with council’s naming lead, Dawn Bardsley, several dozen potential sites for the Te Kete Rukuruku programme, under which parks and places are named – or in some cases renamed – with either Māori or dual English-Māori designations. Following feedback from the board, Bardsley told Hibiscus Matters that council was recommending Māori names for nine parks on the Coast. They are: 36 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale, a reserve area bet...