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The village was known as Weheka until the 1940s, when the name of the post office was changed to Fox Glacier, [3] after the nearby glacier of the same name. The glacier was given the name of Fox Glacier in 1872 after a visit by then New Zealand premier, William Fox.
Maps from 1929 published by the Department of Lands and Survey use a 28-character name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauau. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 1941, the Honorary Geographic Board of New Zealand renamed the hill to a 57-character name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu , which has been an official name since ...
The legislation specified that the land be held in trust "for the common benefit of Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and the other people of Auckland". The Tūpuna Taonga Trust is the legal entity set up to receive the cultural redress over the maunga on behalf of the collective, with a primary focus of "enduring protection and appropriate ...
Codfish Island / Whenua Hou is a small island (14 km 2 or 5.4 sq mi) located to the west of Stewart Island in southern New Zealand. It reaches a height of 250 m (820 ft) close to the south coast. The island is home to Sirocco, an internationally famous kākāpō, a rare species of parrot.
Whenuakite is in the statistical area of Mercury Bay South, which also includes Coroglen and Hahei, but not Cooks Beach or Tairua.The statistical area covers 359.40 km 2 (138.77 sq mi) [6] and had an estimated population of 1,470 as of June 2024, [7] with a population density of 4.1 people per km 2.
The legislation specified that the land be held in trust "for the common benefit of Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and the other people of Auckland". The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority or Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) is the co-governance organisation established to administer the 14 Tūpuna Maunga. Auckland Council manages ...
Muriwai became known as the border between Te Kawerau ā Maki and Ngāti Whātua, when peace was struct by the Te Kawerau ā Maki chief Te Hawiti / Te Au o Te Whenua. [13] The area was settled by Ngāti Te Kahupara, a Ngāti Whātua hapū with Kawerau ancestry, until the 20th century. [15]
Ngāti Tama is a Māori tribe of New Zealand. Their origins, according to oral tradition, date back to Tama Ariki, the chief navigator on the Tokomaru waka.Their historic region is in north Taranaki, around Poutama, with the Mōhakatino River marking their northern boundary with the Tainui and Ngāti Maniapoto.