For over 30 years the Multicultural Council of Wellington MCW has been working to bring the different ethnic communities in Wellington together on a common platform dedicated to the celebration of ethnic diversity in Aoteoroa
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“It is presumptuous and disrespectful to make a decision of such cultural importance for the country without engaging all who live there,” Smith wrote. Collins said she agreed with Smith and that people deserved to have a say on a matter of such importance.
Do you think we need a referendum on the name of New Zealand? Share your opinion in the comments below. “People are starting to get, I think, quite tetchy about that, they’re feeling like they’re not being included in that debate.” “The public has a right to vote on that.” She pointed to large corporations and government departments using the term Aotearoa as evidence of its spread without consultation “by stealth”.
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