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Suburb Spotlight: Should Greerton change its name? Prominent figure thinks yes 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A view up Chadwick St in the suburb of Greerton. Photo / George Novak A prominent Greerton figure is calling for the Tauranga suburb s name to be changed but not everyone agrees. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer, a commander of the British forces during the Tauranga Campaign in early 1864. The campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict as part of the wars fought between the Māori and British over land. In Wilson s view: Colonel Greer tried to wipe out our people. Why would we want to continue with a name honouring those people that dishonoured tangata whenua of Tauranga Moana? ....
Suburb Spotlight: Should Greerton change its name? Prominent figure thinks yes 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A view up Chadwick St in the suburb of Greerton. Photo / George Novak A prominent Greerton figure is calling for the suburb s name to be changed but not everyone agrees. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer, a commander of the British forces during the Tauranga Campaign in early 1864. The campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict as part of the wars fought between the Māori and British over land. In Wilson s view: Colonel Greer tried to wipe out our people. Why would we want to continue with a name honouring those people that dishonoured tangata whenua of Tauranga Moana? ....