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A petition that aims to change the Dutch anglicized name of New Zealand to its indigenous Maori designation of Aotearoa
New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past
As the people of New Zealand confront their nation's troubled past with colonization, a return to the Maori name of Aotearoa is being presented to a parliamentary committee.
www.npr.org
I can't pronounce that, I'm still just going to call it New Zeland