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| Thread ID: 130252 | 2013-04-02 18:04:00 | New Names for North & South Islands? | B.M. (505) | PC World Chat |
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| 1335177 | 2013-04-02 21:32:00 | Bottom island, Middle island and Top island sound about right. The Chathams can be "off to the side islands" :lol: yuss :D My fav is still Bill and Ben Island though! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1335178 | 2013-04-02 21:38:00 | I still call Mt Egmont Mt Egmont I've never had an issue with Mt Taranaki. It "sits" far easier than Egmont does. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1335179 | 2013-04-02 21:45:00 | Bottom island, Middle island and Top island sound about right. The Chathams can be "off to the side islands" How about "A bit on the side islands" Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1335180 | 2013-04-02 21:49:00 | www.stuff.co.nz Wal i grew up on the side of it and still live in the area, each to their own but i still use egmont |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1335181 | 2013-04-02 22:10:00 | Gobe1, I was influenced to no small extent by the patriarch of a third generation farming family who used to live on Franklin Rd. He would often opine "Egmont" was a "bloody stupid" name. But as you say, to each his own. | WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1335182 | 2013-04-02 22:34:00 | I am all in favour of a actual name for each of the islands (Its well overdue) But I see no reason for them to be Maori or unpronounceable. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1335183 | 2013-04-02 23:02:00 | Whilst in Australia recently I referred to Oz as “West Island” and that wasn’t met with widespread approval either. :D | B.M. (505) | ||
| 1335184 | 2013-04-02 23:16:00 | Sorry Gary, Can't call them Bill and Ben - Bill's got to be Wiremu these days. Dunno about Ben - I guess there'll be an equivalent. Ah but they still live in flowerpots with a little weed :banana |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1335185 | 2013-04-03 00:05:00 | I would prefer the North and South Island names to remain. Them long Maori names are hard for me to pronounce. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1335186 | 2013-04-03 00:14:00 | ... Them long Maori names are hard for me to pronounce. At least you CAN pronounce it - only a little 'hard' to do so, where as, I can't pronounce it at all! After living in this land for 20+ years, I can't even count up to 3 (yes, it's THREE) in Maori. Maybe, I don't really bother to learn! Or, maybe there isn't any incentive to learn that language! :D |
bk T (215) | ||
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