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Aotearoa Place Names

  •  Māori    11     Public
    Pakeha and Maori names of places in New Zealand
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  • What is the name of the North Island in Maori?
    Te Ika a Maui
  •  15
  • What is the name of the South Island in Maori?
    Te Waiounamu
  •  15
  • What is the Maori word for 'Dunedin'?
    Otepoti
  •  20
  • What is the English name for Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara?
    Wellington
  •  15
  • What is the English name for Tauranga?
    Tauranga
  •  15
  • Is Christchurch in the North or South Island?
    South
  •  5
  • Where is Tamaki-makau-rau?
    North Island (Auckland)
  •  15
  • Which island is 'Napier' in - the North or the South?
    North
  •  15
  • Is Whangarei at the top of the North or South Island?
    North
  •  10
  • What is the meaning of 'Aotearoa'?
    Land of the Long White Cloud
  •  20
  • What is the English word for Kirikiriroa?
    Hamilton
  •  25