New Zealandis called land of the long white cloud....
the legend goes that the wife of Kupe (the first polynesian to discover Aotearoa -NZ), first spotted the long line of clouds which indicated the presence of land. So she named this country Aotearoa, meaning the Long White Cloud. Aotea = white cloud Roa = long
Aotearoa. This translates to; 'The Land of the Long White Cloud'
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.
When New Zealand was only inhabited by native maoris it was called Aotearoa translated as "the land of the long white cloud"
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the legend goes that the wife of Kupe (the first polynesian to discover Aotearoa -NZ), first spotted the long line of clouds which indicated the presence of land. So she named this country Aotearoa, meaning the Long White Cloud. Aotea = white cloud Roa = long
It translates to mean 'the land of the long white cloud'.Land Of The Long White Cloud.
Aotearoa. This translates to; 'The Land of the Long White Cloud'
Aotearoa, which in Maori means, "Land of the Long White Cloud"
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"Aotearoa" means "land of the long white cloud" in the MΔori language, referring to New Zealand.
Aoteroa The translation to English is "land" of the long white cloud. Because when Kupe (the Polynesian who discovered new Zealand) first saw new Zealand it was the cloud that he saw first because clouds are made towards land. So he would of seen one long white cloud. And as he neared Aoteroa he realised it was a land, hence "Land of the long white cloud"
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.