Name change for Mackinnon Pass proposed

October 2021

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Mackinnon Pass may soon be known as Ōmanui/McKinnon Pass. Photo: Teri Urwin
One of the Milford Track’s most iconic features may be renamed in a bid to correct a century old spelling mistake and to reinstate its Māori name. The New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) is calling for submissions on a proposal to change the spelling of Mackinnon Pass, the highest point on the Milford Track, to […]

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