National's call for Aotearoa referendum 'absurd' and 'ridicu

National's call for Aotearoa referendum 'absurd' and 'ridiculous'


Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
National MP Stuart Smith made a statement yesterday saying New Zealanders should get the chance to vote on the idea, and this morning he took it a step further, saying the name Aotearoa should be banned from all official documents.
"I can't understand why the government can't have the confidence in their own position to actually go to the public, unlike John Key," he said, referencing the ill-fated referendum held on changing New Zealand's flag.
Smith said the idea of a referendum was very popular "judging by my inbox" after he penned an opinion article on

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