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The agreed dual name of Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay remembers both the Māori and British explorations of New Zealand. Some official place names in New Zealand are dual names, usually incorporating both the Māori place name and the original name given by European settlers or explorers. Although a mixture of Māori and English names is the most common form of dual name, some places, such as ...
Land Information NZ (LINZ) An authoritative list of New Zealand placenames, used for NZ government maps, is available in various forms. The list does not cover their meanings. NZ Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha Aotearoa – Free download of 55,000 New Zealand placenames. Note: Special care is required, for instance the geographic coordinates ...
The NZGB is required to keep a public list of all the official New Zealand geographical names. [18] [26] The NZGB prefers Māori place names and look to restore the original Māori name if it has altered over time. If both names are considered equally significant a place may be given dual or alternative names.
The Māori people and Moriori people have 773 [1] tribal marae (meeting grounds) around New Zealand. [2] [3] These grounds usually include a wharenui (meeting house) and are usually affiliated with iwi (tribes) and hapū (sub-tribes). [4]
This is a list of places in New Zealand with reduplicated names, often as a result of the grammatical rules of the Māori language from which many of the names derive. In Māori, both partial and full reduplication occurs. The change in sense is sometimes to reduce the intensity of the meaning, e.g. wera, hot, werawera, warm. [1]
Marae name Wharenui name Iwi and Hapū Location Araparera / Te Aroha Pā: Kia Mahara: Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara (Ngāti Rāngo / Rongo), Ngāti Whātua: Glorit: Haranui / Otakanini: Ngā Tai i Turia ki te Maro: Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara (Ngāti Whātua Tūturu, Te Taoū), Ngāti Whātua: Parakai: Kakanui Marae: Te Kia Ora
Pages in category "Names of places in New Zealand" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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