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Wakatipu spelling change: Council likely to update signage


Wakatipu spelling change: Council likely to update signage
27 Jan, 2021 06:11 PM
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Otago Daily Times
The name Wakatipu is likely to be updated on signs, buildings and open spaces around the Queenstown area to reflect traditional Māori spelling and pronunciation.
In November, Ngai Tahu elder Sir Tipene O Regan said it was time to update and correct the historically inaccurate name given by European settlers to the southern lake.
The correct spelling, Whakatipu , is pronounced in English as if with a ph at the start.
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This included using te reo in documentation, signs, public building names and open spaces. ....

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