June 07, 2024
Name change drawn out for Takaanini
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Consultation has opened on proposals to correct and restore two Māori place names within Auckland City.
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has been asked to correct the spelling of Takanini to Takaanini with a double a.
The proposals are endorsed by mana whenua, Te Ākitai Waiohua.
The suburb and railway station are named after Rangatira Īhaka Wirihama Takaanini Te Tiki, who lived from 1800 to 1864.
Ngati Whatua Orakei wants to restore the original Māori name Te Tōangaroa to the area from Britomart to State Highway 16 which includes Spark Arena, The Strand Railway Station, Te Taou Reserve, Mahuhu ki te Rangi Park and several apartment buildings..
It says the name refers to the dragging of waka a long way to the shoreline.
The area, much of which is owned by the hapu, contains Spark Arena, The Strand Railway Station, Te Taou Reserve, Mahuhu ki te Rangi Park and several apartment buildings.
The existing suburb names within the proposed Te Tōangaroa area are not being changed or replaced and there would be no changes to addresses or any need to update signage.