What diacritical mark was added to Te Atatu in 2008?
Macron (diacritic) A macron ( ) is a diacritical mark: it is a straight bar (¯) placed above a letter, usually a vowel. Its name derives , since it was originally used to mark long or heavy syllables in Greco-Roman metrics. It now more often marks a long vowel. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the macron is used to indicate a mid-tone; the sign for a long vowel is instead a modified triangular colon ⟨⟩ .
Special Honours 2009 The Special Honours List 2009 was announced in August 2009 as a result of the reinstatement of the appellation of "Sir" and "Dame" to the New Zealand Royal Honours System by passing Special Regulation 2009/90 "Additional Statutes of The New Zealand Order of Merit" a legally binding regulation with the force of law in New Zealand.