Only 10% of Kiwis want to change our country's name

From Sunday Morning, 7:12 am on 1 November 2020

The latest poll from Research New Zealand set out to gauge support for New Zealand changing its name to 'Aotearoa' or 'Aotearoa New Zealand', but only 10% of people agreed New Zealand should change its name, while a fifth of Kiwi respondents (20%) agreed New Zealand should become a republic. Research NZ Managing Partner Emanuel Kalafatelis explains.

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