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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: The case for Aotearoa becoming New Zealand's official name
Description: The Front Page is revisiting some of the major stories covered in 2022. In June, Te Pāti Māori launched a petition to officially rename New Zealand to Aotearoa. It comes after years of growing acceptance of the Māori name for our islands, seeking to reverse a name assigned to the country by Dutch explorers 500 years ago. The petition comes during a growing embracement of Māori culture in public life – but with that acceptance has come an unsurprising pushback from those happy with how things are. So is it time for...