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Waka is the name for boat, though that name is widely used for other containers or basins as well. Wakahuia is a carved box for Huia feathers. Waka is today often used as the equivalent for car.
In Te Waipounamu, the word waka is variously spelt as aka and anga, with the further variants of the initial letters being wh or h or just w.
So Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula means long harbour or long basin. Hakataramea in the Waitaki country means a basin filled with taramea (the sharp spiked spaniard plant). Wakatipu means the basin of the tipua = the basin of the evil god.
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