Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces today that the proposal to name the township of Russell has been declined.
The Board publicly consulted on the proposal from the Kororāreka Marae Society to officially name Russell ‘Kororāreka’ in 2023.
The Minister for Land Information, Hon Chris Penk made the determination on this proposal in his role as the Minister responsible for overseeing place naming.
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