Professor Paul Moon on the origins of the name ‘Aotearoa’

Sean Plunket speaks with Paul Moon on The Platform.

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[kevinbannister]

Thankyou Sean for bringing in Professor Paul Moon for the history lesson on the name Aotearoa. All the same the government & MSM have no right just pushing the name onto us without the expressed result of a referendum to let the people decide.

[michaelfasher]

I'm a New Zealander and think New Zealand is by far the best and most relevant name.

[bmcgill]

Yes we must be consulted on the name of our country. My vote though is, New Zealand.

[greglockyer]

New Zealand is the name of the country I was born in
New Zealand is a democracy
In democracy we should have a Vote on the name of our country
I will always use The Name
New Zealand as my birth country 100 %

[FinnDelMundoTravel]

We are living in undemocratic times. This won’t play out well if New Zealand is dropped without our consent.

[argustuft]

New Zealand is known around the world as it's name/title not the 'other' north island name.This is coercion, high jacking by activist, woke media, woke govt.New Zealand is the name, plus it needs to be public voters who decide a change, not some woke, totalitarian govt, Maori activist fiddling the ' books', by force

[markbenge]

Keep the name that is internationally recognised. New Zealand. 🇳🇿NZ

[haroldgodwinson]

I don't think this is so much about the name as it is the realization that certain individuals, essentially a small group of 'in-crowd' people, decided that their ideological agenda was more important than the will of the general population. In short, they decided that a name change would simply be imposed upon the general population, whether they liked it or not. Not exactly what I'd call 'democratic' but then maybe I'm just old fashioned.

[graemelee]

The use of written English international language that has assisted the first human settlers in to these islands seems to have worked quite well.

[slegin]

It's not just Aoeteora. Word by word our language is being replaced. On MSM they do not use the words 'work' or 'children' any more, or at most rarely there are others words that a disappearing but these two seem to have been permanently replaced in MSM. If I were to watch the news on Maori TV do they interchange English words? No!
All for keeping Maori language and culture alive but does it need to come at the expense of NZ culture which is not English or European, anyone who has spent any time overseas can attest to that. For 150+ year we evolved a culture that was a hybrid European/Polynesian culture and it worked but for the the last 20 or so years the European aspect of our culture is being intentionally and maliciously eradicated.

[LloydTeAu-jebm]

How come there is no mention of aotearoa in the treaty and the name used for NZ is Nu Tireni.

[delanielockhart]

I will always be a Kiwi from New Zealand.

[lesterwyoung]

Sean,
Please don't interrupt your guests!

[johnjones]

Articles from particularly Stuff and RNZ increasingly refer to New Zealand as Aotearoa ( spell check needed)and occasionally as Aotearoa / New Zealand . Rarely as simply New Zealand . I agree that the MSM are pushing this, but wonder at their agenda. Often an academic, scientist or some expert is quoted as using Aotearoa in an interview when referring to New Zealand and I find it hard to believe that is what they actually said. I suspect the editor has been at work here. There is also a move to use Māori names instead of the English name . Otautahi is often used in newspaper articles and council literature instead of Christchurch..which I find personally annoying when it is used alone or as Otautahi/ Christchurch. Otautahi originally applied to a tiny seasonal settlement by the Avon river around Kilmore Street. On TV1 weather news some presenters are using Māori names for the cities such as Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. That would be fine if the English name was said first and it’s Māori name second, but it is the practice to do the reverse. To me this all sounds like indoctrination.

[johnburnett]

Kindly let's keep the same name. New Zealand. Regards John.

[peterthepakeha]

Keep it New Zealand....don't give in to the Marxists.

[dunedincfc]

Again, Māori being referred to as indigenous when they are not.

[ShirleyZhang-btdj]

I cant find the name Aotearoa in an atlas.I can find the name New Zealand though.

[questor]

We're like an insecure teenager looking at tattoos and piercings as a substitute for actual character growth.

[stevehughes]

This Labour Govt and some Maori interpret things the way they want according to what narrative they're spinning that day. I get sick and tired of the constant change of stance they have from year to year, if you watch the money trail it's easy to tell though, feeding from the trough is their way unfortunately and Labour splashes the dollars around liberally in Maori's favour that's for sure.