Talk:Canterbury, New Zealand
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[edit] idiom?
...the Canterbury Regional Council (trading as Environment Canterbury)...: to my ears, the word "trading" in this idiom means that it's only appropriate for an actual business. For a govt body, a non-profit, or a club, I wouldn't even consider using it but would stick to the more prosaic often calling itself "Environment Canterbury" or suchlike. Is use of this idiom for non-businesses common in New Zealand? Doops | talk 07:16, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
From what I remember, the legislation which restructured local government in NZ specifically mentions Canterbury Regional Council in the Act. Technically its legal name is that. However, for the purposes of controlling its public image or branding the entity has launched itself as Environment Canterbury. I can understand why the idiom doesn't sound right, speaking as a NZer who has lived in London for the last 7 years. However, the NZ attitude toward local government wouldn't split hairs as to the propriety of describing Environment Canterbury's activity as trading.JonathanG
