What's in a name? Westland mayor joins Franz Josef debate

The New Zealand Geographic Board is proposing a correction to a centuries old place name typo, with the West Coast tourist hotspot of Franz Josef under the microscope.

Named 'Joseph' after Austrian Emperor of the time Kaiser Franz Joseph by Julius von Haast, somewhere along the line the name became 'Josef' - both completely disregarding the Te Reo Maori name Waiau.

Westland District Council Mayor Helen Lash joins Nights to discuss the news.