Save K Rd craziness.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sideswipe/news/article.cfm?c_id=702&objectid=10578427While shopping in Auckland's Karangahape Rd Mark noticed a couple of lads with T-shirts which read, Save K Rd. "Apparently our elected councillors are proposing a renaming of Karangahape Rd to a more user-friendly version - Upper Commerce St?" he baulks. "Just in time for the Rugby World Cup in 2011." Say it isn't so?
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sideswipe/news/article.cfm?c_id=702&objectid=10578620Douglas Ormrod writes: "The Save K Rd piece reminded me of an old story about a policeman noting down the death of a draught horse on Karangahape Rd who made the owner drag it round the corner into Pitt St because he could not spell the road's name."
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sideswipe/news/article.cfm?c_id=702&objectid=10579881Jacob has been following the Save K Rd story with interest.
"It was just over a century ago that attempts were made to rename Karangahape Rd. In 1908, names suggested included Cheepside, Fleet St, Broadway, George St and King Edward St. I am curious as to why the council hasn't come out with an official statement, or perhaps the next time I walk along K Rd the signpost will read Banks St. We all know that authorities have a habit of keeping unpopular details quiet until the last minute."
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So what is exactly wrong with the name of Karangahape Rd - see even I can spell it.
One wonders if Whangaparaoa - which is a heck of a lot harder to spell - is next.