Talk:Ōtāhuhu

Gang colours
OTAHUHU also known in the streets as "OTABLUE".. The name actually takes after the amount of Patched and Street Gangmembers there are in this particular hood

Macrons on Ōtāhuhu
I doubt that macrons on Otahuhu are necessary throughout the article. I suggest starting the article with the usual spelling "Otahuhu" then an open parenthesis "(" then the linguistic pronunciation, then the "Maori:" language tag link then the "Ōtāhuhu" then a close parenthesis ")". The article would then avoid misconceptions about how the name is spelled and pronounced in everyday use, and connect better to its derivation.68.40.122.133 (talk) 11:34, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

How are there any misconceptions on its spelling? It is spelt Ōtāhuhu. If the "every day use" is spelled and pronounced differently, it's wrong. It doesn't matter if it's a common mistake, it's still a mistake.
 * Here in "en.wikipedia.org" - the English-language Wikipedia, we use the WP:COMMONNAME in English (though of course note the Maori-language spelling as well in the lead sentence). (If you drive around the suburb, I guarantee you'll see vastly more signs saying "Otahuhu"; that's the common spelling in English.) Ross Finlayson (talk) 02:53, 3 May 2019 (UTC)