[greybeard]

"New Zealanders are to be asked what they would like to call their two main islands, currently North and South.

The country's Geographic Board, which assigns and approves place name changes, has announced consultations on alternative English and Maori names. The move follows the discovery that the geographically correct names, used for 200 years, were not legally registered."

What do you Kiwis want to call them? Anyone else got a suggestion?

[longhaul]

North nomis island and South nomis Island.................

[fatdave]

I agree, North and South Nomis island

[nomis]

North and South are so descriptive and easy to remember. I suppose instead we could call them Top Island and Bottom Island. As I live in the more southern island I'd rather my tag not be associated.

[Slowlegs]

nomis, on Apr 23 2009, 06:56 AM, said:

North and South are so descriptive and easy to remember. I suppose instead we could call them Top Island and Bottom Island. As I live in the more southern island I'd rather my tag not be associated.

Perhaps Eskimo Pie Island and Eskimo Sweet Island? You'll know what I'm talking about Nomis. Maybe Auckland Island and the other Islands would be a good idea. I thought the government were trying to save money, perhaps this government department would be the first one who could have their heads on the block.

This post has been edited by Slowlegs: 23 April 2009 - 06:59 AM

[HiltonP]

"Descriptive and easy" in theory nomis, but not always in practice.
I live in South Africa, pretty descriptive, can't get much easier than that . . . continent of Africa . . . South . . . Bingo! you're there.
Yet you will be amazed how many people are absolutely clueless as to where SA is, even when you spell it out to them.
Mind you, 17% of Americans weren't able to find America on a world map . . .

[fatdave]

america is right next to Siam, below Prussia. And South Africa is somewhere near siberia! those study is flawed!

This post has been edited by fatdave: 27 April 2009 - 02:11 PM