Next week, Hamilton City Council will discuss whether Sonning Car Park should have a new name, following an application by local hapuu Ngaati Wairere. The central city riverside parking spot has been known as Sonning since the early 70s after a girls’ .
Ngaati Wairere have filed a Treaty of Waitangi claim over a proposed housing project in Hamilton, saying they were never consulted despite strong historical ties to the site.