One tree hill is called 'Maungakiekie' which means mountain of the kiekie. Kiekie is a native vine (Freycinetia banksii).
Whakapapa.
The Maori word for family tree is "whakapapa." It describes the genealogy, lineage, and connections between individuals within a family.
The Maori word for tea tree is "manuka."
Rahi means big in maori. Taumata means hill. Rahi taumata therefore means big hill in Maori. An alternative word for big is kaitā. More commonly the suffix 'nui' is used to mean big and the word 'puke' (POO-keh) means hill.
I would say that the distance from Auckland to Turangi would be about 4 to 4 1/2 hours driving? The Maori word for NZ is "Aotearoa". It is pronounced: "ow-tear-ah-roar-ah" (but sort of roll the 'r' in the 'roar')
TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUKAKAPIKIMAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU.This is the Maori name for a hill in the Hawkes Bay of New Zealand, it is also the longest word in the Guiness Book of World Records.
Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahuis the Maori name for a hill located in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
The word "Kiwi" is from the Maori language.
The Maori word for kiwi is "kiwi".
The Maori word for song is 'Waiata'.
The Maori word for house is "whare."
The Maori word for thumb is kōnui.