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robinph · 2009-04-22 11:45:04

Just saw a very brief mention on one on the BBC news bottom of the screen scrolly things that New Zealand were about to be having a vote on what to name the "north" and "south" islands. Someone aparently noticed that they were never officially named. So what are your options then, do they just give a choice of a couple of…

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22-04-2009 12:45pm

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Just saw a very brief mention on one on the BBC news bottom of the screen scrolly things that New Zealand were about to be having a vote on what to name the "north" and "south" islands. Someone aparently noticed that they were never officially named.

So what are your options then, do they just give a choice of a couple of dull options or have the public been given the chance of submitting some really daft names?

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#2 22-04-2009 12:54pm
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10567873

"The geographic board expected to be able to publicly consult all New Zealanders on the names in 2010."

Looks like they'll be given the chance to submit names.....

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#3 22-04-2009 1:09pm
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esharknz wrote: »

Looks like they'll be given the chance to submit names.....

Always worth a giggle to see what stupid names the public can come up with.

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