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# Petition of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/petition-of-the-day/
- Published: 2022-10-27T17:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-27T03:03:08.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:48

> The Maori Affairs select committee says it will debate the official changing of the country’s name to **Aotearoa.**  
>  
> A 70,000 strong petition from Te Pati Maori went to parliament in June, gaining attention at home and internationally.  
>  
> \[…\] Politicians have been divided on the name-change, although much of the public and many businesses have already adopted it.

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