Signs re-instating the name - Pākaraka - at a settlement on the outskirts of Whanganui have been ripped out of the ground just hours after being installed.
Maxwell name change edges closer after community consultation results
10 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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The prospect of changing the name of Maxwell has created an uneasy undertone in the community, according to councillor Charlie Anderson. Photo / Bevan Conley
The prospect of changing the name of Maxwell has created an uneasy undertone in the community, according to councillor Charlie Anderson. Photo / Bevan Conley
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
The results of a public consultation on Maxwell s name have revealed that the majority of submitters supported changing the village s name to Pākaraka.