More than 70,000 people have signed a petition for a name change to Aotearoa – and there are those who are more attached to New Zealand. We look at how those names came about and why people feel so strongly about them. What’s in a name?
An illustration of New Zealand with the faces of Kupe, Abel Tasman, Captain Cook and Joan Blaeu. Below each face is the name they gave to the land - Aotearoa, Staten Landt and New Zealand. Photo: TVNZ
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