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<p></p><p>Wellington City Council has confirmed its Te Tauihu Maori language policy.</p>

<p>Mayor Justin Lester says it aims to make te reo a core part of 
Wellington’s identity through ensuring it is widely seen, heard and 
spoken in the capital.</p>

<p>The council will lead the way in incorporating te reo in its 
decision-making processes and functions, in how it communicates, through
 city signage, facilities, design and through cultural investment.</p>

<p>Mayor Lester also celebrated the gift by mana whenua of a new name for Civic Square.</p>

<p>Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika chair Wayne Mulligan says it’s 
Te Ngakau meaning the heart, as the square is the centre and the heart 
of the city for all ages, cultures and gatherings.</p>

<p>Taranaki Whanui is also working with the council on names for the Botanic Gardens and Town Belt.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div>

<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies                     <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone:  (215) 898-7475<br>Fax:  (215) 573-2138                                      <br><br>Email:  <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a>    <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div>
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