Eamon Sloan

  Petone update The following is a submission I have made to the New Zealand Geographic Board regarding the Petone name change proposal _______________________________________________________________________ For: Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Petone/Pito One Name Change Submission General This submission will object to the proposal to rename Petone as Pito One. This submission will argue a case for the retention of the place name Petone. Points to be made will cover mainly language, history and social considerations. Written historical records indicate that there have been numerous variations in spelling of the name Petone. Generations of social and economic history have reinforced the Petone name allowing the name to establish its own character and status. The name is firmly embedded in the Wellington district psyche with Petone having been the first European settlement. The name is, in all cultures, regarded as part of the essence of the Hutt Valley. ...