Petition request

That the House of Representatives change the country's official name to Aotearoa, and begin a process to identify and officially restore the Te Reo Māori names for all towns, cities and places by 2026, and note that 70,047 people have signed petitions to this effect.

Petition reason

We believe it is well past time that Te Reo Māori was restored to its rightful place as the first and official language of this country. In our view we are a Polynesian country – we are Aotearoa.

Petition progress

  • Open for signatures
  • Closed for signatures
  • Select Committee
  • Reported
  • Referred to Minister
Number of signatures: 1
Date presented: 03 Jun 2022
SC Report(s): 17 Aug 2023 (Final)
Closing date: 02 Jun 2022