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Name change for Royal Wanganui Opera House passes committee approval

7 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM2 minutes to read
The Royal Wanganui Opera House is a step closer to being officially named the Royal Whanganui Opera House. Photo / File

The Royal Wanganui Opera House is a step closer to being officially named the Royal Whanganui Opera House. Photo / File

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Whanganui District Council's property and services committee has unanimously agreed to a name alteration for the Royal Wanganui Opera House.

The 120-year-old building was the only council-owned building to retain the old spelling when Land Information New Zealand announced that "Wanganui" would officially become "Whanganui" in 2015.

Concerns had been raised that altering the name would impact the royal title granted in 1999 and that permission would need to be sought from Her Majesty the Queen or the governor-general.

Councillor Josh Chandulal-Mackay raised the issue with elected members and council staff last year.

"Whanganui has been the official spelling of our district since 2015 and it no longer makes sense to have an iconic cultural emblem like the Opera House using the incorrect spelling," he said.

After the Ministry of Arts Culture and Heritage confirmed that a name alteration of this nature did not require the approval of the Queen or the governor-general, Friends of the Opera House were consulted.

Of the members who responded, 74 per cent said they would support altering the name while 13 per cent said they were opposed and 8 per cent were neutral.

The council's customer experience group manager, Marianne Cavanagh, told the committee meeting the name change would not be costly.

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"It will be cost-neutral," she said.

"The sign can easily be changed as part of the current repairs and maintenance."

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The exterior of the Opera House is currently being painted and repaired at a cost of $140,000 and the work will be completed in mid-April.

Approval for the committee decision on the spelling alteration will be sought at the next full council meeting.

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