Street name chosen by Iwi 'too long'

[SueDonim]

Who says Karangahape Road ?  We develop our own shorthand for long words.  Some won't be happy with what the locals will call it, but the English language is always evolving...I live down the road from TK...and up the road from TA.

Pretty much my guess on where this will go. Pee'horo Road? 

We have Whangamomoana down the road from us, or just 'Whanga' to us from the Naki.

And there are plenty more. It's not the number of letters but the number of syllables that makes a long word cumbersome, and both of the these examples are only 5 rather than the 8 in the word in questiono. Longer words are also harder to spell (eg Whangamomona). It's also not just about our day to day speech when referring to a place, but when addressing mail or advising emergency services we need to be able to easily get it right - as is outlined in the article. Apparently Acacia Ave was declined because it didn't meet the definition on an avenue, so Acacia St is the obvious solution.