Why we changed our name
Channel: Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa Outdoor Access Commission
Date: 10/08/2022

Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission, is the new name for the former Walking Access Commission. We launched this name at an event on 28 July 2022. Wellington Māori radio station Te Upoko o Te Ika put together this excellent piece that encapsulates the story behind the name. We share it here with their permission.

Photo: Don Cameron, Wairangi Jones, Ric Cullinane, Hon Meka Whaitiri, Gavin Forrest, Cheri Waititi

00:00 Intro and logo
00:20 Waiata
00:30 Host David Piper introduces the story
00:57 Kaumātua Wairangi Jones explains the name
04:38 Board member Celia Wade-Brown
05:37 Hon Meka Whaitiri
10:46 Final thoughts

About our name:
https://www.herengaanuku.govt.nz/about-us/about/our-new-name/

Te Upoko o Te Ika – Wellington Māori radio station
http://www.teupoko.co.nz/