But together we should all move on’
The hapū of Ngāti Maika and the farming community of Pākaraka, near Whanganui, are still waiting for new name signs to go up after the first ones were mown down just hours after they were installed.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says it recognises the importance of the signs to the hapū and community, having worked with Whanganui District Council and Ngāti Maika since late last year to install signs carrying the name Pākaraka.
The Pākaraka signs at either end of the settlement previously known as Maxwell were bowled over shortly after hapū, iwi and community representatives came together to bless and install them two weeks ago.
Waka Kotahi system manager Rob Service said the ceremony to unveil the signs on State Highway 3, 22km northwest of Whanganui, was well supported.
Link to article: Pākaraka: ‘We didn’t pull the trigger, we didn’t swing the bayonet. But together we should all move on’ - NZ Herald
