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

  • BlueÆther@no.lastname.nz
    21·
    10 months ago

    oh my god - just give up. Its not that hard a name to spell when we have places like Foveaux Strait, Balmacewen, Corstorphine just to name a few non Te Reo name that are ‘hard to spell’ or are a ‘mouthful’

    • Ilovethebomb
      22·
      10 months ago

      Those are also a mouthful, and are probably a hassle for the people that live there. I don’t see how that makes creating a headache for these people acceptable?