Majority back ‘New Zealand’ as the country’s official name in new Stuff poll

A new poll published by Stuff shows a clear majority of Kiwis want the country to keep its current official name, New Zealand.

68 percent of respondents backed the name New Zealand, while only 6 percent supported the sole use of Aotearoa. Other hybrid options like Aotearoa New Zealand and New Zealand Aotearoa polled at 21 percent and 4 percent respective…