King Charles pens letter to New Zealand referring to country as Aotearoa trends now
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King Charles III has sent a letter to New Zealand referring to the country as Aotearoa in a first for the British monarch.
Aotearoa is the Māori name for the country, and there have been growing calls for it to become New Zealand's official name. Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of the country.
King Charles penned the letter to share his condolences with the country after it was battered by deadly floods and record rainfall last week.
At least four people died while thousands of homes have been left damaged after the heavy rain triggered widespread landslides.
King Charles III has sent a letter to New Zealand referring to the country as Aotearoa in a first for the British monarch
At least four people died while thousands of homes have been left damaged after the heavy rain triggered widespread landslides
King Charles opened the letter by addressing New Zealand by its traditional Māori name.
'It is with the deepest concern that I have been following news of the flooding and
