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Homeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too long (i.stuff.co.nz)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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I guess they didn’t want people to end up calling it P Road

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

If I can say shmutzfangmatten then I can say Papakangahorohoro. I bet half the people complaining wouldn't be if they were trying to name it for a (hypothetical) historical German doormat factory instead of giving it a perfectly cromulent Maori name (I think something to do with earthquakes?).

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I definitely couldn't pronounce shmutzfangmatten though, and I doubt most of NZ could either. I also think there would be a similar push back if you tried to name a street that.

    Kinda a ridiculous hypothetical to be honest.

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