A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
Opinion
To the ratepayers of Gisborne, re the proposed name change to Turanganui a Kiwa/Poverty Bay.
I was shocked to see on the front page of The Gisborne Herald on Tuesday, July 24 a map showing the areas along our coast from Waikanae to Pouawa. Did anyone else take note that
the name Poverty Bay was missing? In its place, Turanganui a Kiwa.
This name has not even been approved. At best it should have shown Poverty Bay/Turanganui a Kiwa. Perhaps there was not enough room to print the whole name.
This was an early warning that the name Poverty Bay will be dropped if we allow this name change to occur.
On August 24, submissions to the NZ Geographic Board close. You have until then to either post a letter or submit an email giving your reason why the name change should or should not be adopted.
