Should it be 'Wanganui' or 'Whanganui'?

8:43 AM Tuesday May 13, 2008

The city of Wanganui should be officially renamed 'Whanganui', the New Zealand Geographic Board has ruled.

Debate on this issue is now closed: Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

Dan (Wellington) | 09:29AM Tuesday, 13 May 2008
If it's a spelling mistake why not correct it? Or is this one of those things that is supposed to be "racially charged" or an example of "political correctness gone mad"?
Vincent Vega (Auckland Central) | 10:40AM Tuesday, 13 May 2008
No. I'm from Wanganui and we've been through this debate so many times. And guess what? The name remains the same. The general populations' spelling skills are going further downhill every day so no one's going to notice the difference soon anyway!
Rich (New Zealand) | 10:47AM Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Why? Few people in NZ can spell. 'Wh' is an English introduced letter pair and no one pronounces the 'h.' Just another thing for kids to learn. Total rubbish. Good on you Laws, hang in there.
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