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Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) [1] is the Māori-language name for New Zealand.The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu – where Te Ika-a-Māui means North Island, and Te Waipounamu means South Island. [2]
New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller islands.
Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue. Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) and Niue (nu) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country ...
Diacritics are marks placed on or near letters to give them a modified pronunciation. Some languages treat such as completely different letters; others treat them as variants of the base letter. The latter group is summarized here. Only place names where the language of the country is in the latter group are included here when diacritics make ...
Dutch map of 1657 showing western coastline of "Nova Zeelandia" No known pre-contact Māori name for New Zealand as a whole survives, although the Māori had several names for the North and South Islands, including Te Ika-a-Māui (the fish of Māui) for the North Island and Te Waipounamu (the waters of greenstone) and Te Waka o Aoraki (the canoe of Aoraki) for the South Island. [1]
New Zealand favours fiord over fjord, unlike most other English-speaking countries. The fiord spelling was the normal one in English until the early 1920s, [112] and is preserved in many place names worldwide. In New Zealand it is used in Fiordland, a rugged region in the south-west. [citation needed]
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The following table lists the largest islands of New Zealand proper by area. [Note 2] River delta islands such as Rakaia Island (25.7 km 2 (9.9 sq mi)), [8] Fereday Island, Rangitata Island, and Inch Clutha (approximately 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi), 30 square kilometres (12 square miles), and 35 km 2 (14 sq mi) respectively) are omitted, as are temporary islands in braided river channels and tidal ...