Aotearoa is the native maori name for New Zealand. This means land of the long white cloud, a description of the land if you will
"Aotearoa" means "land of the long white cloud" in the Māori language, referring to New Zealand.
The maori named New Zealand: Aotearoa meaning Land of the Long White Cloud.
Aotearoa, which in Maori means, "Land of the Long White Cloud"
Aotearoa means land of the long white cloud. Aeoteroa is a spelling mistake.
Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand. It originally meant only what is now known as the North Island, but is becoming more recognized internationally as the bilingual (English/Maori) name of New Zealand. In an 1878 Maori translation of the national anthem God Defend New Zealand, Aotearoa was used in place of New Zealand. This translation remains in use.
Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud. Aotearoa is the maori name for New Zealand.
The translated meaning of Aotearoa is "Land of the Long White Cloud" in Maori, which is the indigenous language of New Zealand.
The Maoris referred to their country as Aotearoa before it was renamed New Zealand by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in the 17th century. Aotearoa translates to "Land of the Long White Cloud" in Maori.
Aotearoa- meaning Land of the Long white cloud.
Some Maori names for the North Island of New Zealand are:Aotearoa - This means either the long cloud, the long white cloud or the refers to the canoe Aotearoa of Kupe who is one of the significant legendary figures in the story of the colonisation of New Zealand. The significance of cloud is that it is often an indicator to navigators of land from the sea. This name is now also used to refer to the whole of New Zealand)Te Ika a Maui (this means the Fish of Maui and refers to the story of the demi-god Maui fishing up the North Island from the sea)
It translates to mean 'the land of the long white cloud'.Land Of The Long White Cloud.
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