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Otaki
Mar 5, 2011 10:36:35 GMT 12
Post by NZBC on Mar 5, 2011 10:36:35 GMT 12
Street name doubles up - in English and Cantonese In what could be a first for New Zealand, a street on the Kapiti coast has a bi-lingual street sign in Cantonese and English. Jean Hing Place on a new subdivision has been named after local Jean Young whose family arrived in Otaki about 100 years ago. Mrs Young, whose Christian name is Hing, said it was a tribute to the Chinese community who have worked hard in the area since the turn of the 19th Century. "We know my parents paid the poll tax but couldn't find the records," Mrs Young said. The Hing's market garden is now the site of a new subdivision, said Kapiti Coast District Council historian Ron Proctor. "It's a tribute to the Chinese who have been a part of Otaki over the years," Mr Proctor said. Local history was rich with personalities, like Te Rauparaha, but the council was acknowledging that the history is multi-cultural. He said the market gardeners came to the area after the railroad between Foxton and Wellington was opened. "They supplied Wellington markets and, later on, the American forces and other armed forces during World War Two," Mr Proctor said. Mr Proctor said there were also Italian market gardeners in the area and they may be researched in the future. By Edward Gay www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10460138
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Otaki
Mar 5, 2011 10:37:00 GMT 12
Post by NZBC on Mar 5, 2011 10:37:00 GMT 12
Bilingual sign a first for Otaki 4:47 PM Friday Aug 24, 2007 A new street in the Kapiti Coast town of Otaki has both an English and a Chinese name to celebrate the town's multicultural and multilingual status, its mayor says. Alan Milne said Jean Hing Place commemorated the contribution the Chinese community made to Otaki for more than 80 years and celebrated one of the district's oldest Chinese families. On the Kapiti Coast considerable effort went into ensuring street names reflected the history and settlement of the area, he said. Jean Young, nee Hing, unveiled the sign earlier this week. - NZPA www.nzherald.co.nz/chinese-in-nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=147&objectid=10459691
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Otaki
Mar 5, 2011 10:43:02 GMT 12
Post by NZBC on Mar 5, 2011 10:43:02 GMT 12
Bi-Lingual road sign in Otaki Friday, 24 August 2007, 3:42 pm Press Release: Kapiti Coast District Council Bi-Lingual road sign in Otaki In what is believed to be a first for New Zealand, a new street in Otaki has an English and Chinese name to celebrate the multicultural and multilingual status of the town and its history. Jean Hing Place commemorates the enormous contribution made by the Chinese community to Otaki over more than 80 years and celebrates one of the district’s oldest Chinese families. On the Kapiti Coast and Otaki in particular considerable effort goes into ensuring that street names reflect the history and settlement of the area they are in. Bilingualism is part of the Otaki community’s Greater Otaki Vision, and this new sign is one step in making that vision a reality, the Mayor of Kapiti Coast, Alan Milne said. A large invited audience gathered at the sign earlier this week to see it unveiled by Jean Young (nee Hing) herself and by her youngest son Robert Young. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0708/S00305.htm
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Otaki
Mar 5, 2011 10:50:37 GMT 12
Post by NZBC on Mar 5, 2011 10:50:37 GMT 12
Beyond these communities to the north is the community of Otaki, situated on the Otaki River. It is a market gardening centre for Wellington, with a number of Chinese families growing produce, particularly vegetables, for the Wellington market. www.nzine.co.nz/features/kapiticoast.html
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