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Aotearoa, is the Maori name for New Zealand.

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The Maori name "Aotearoa" means "Land of the Long White Cloud." It reflects the country's geographic features, specifically the long white clouds often seen over the islands. The name has cultural significance to the Maori people, who were the original inhabitants of New Zealand.

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What is the maori name given to new zealand?

The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, which translates to "Land of the Long White Cloud."


How do you spell New Zealand in maori?

The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa and the Maori transliteration for New Zealand is Niu Tireni. Aotearoa is the land of the long white cloud.


What is another name for new Zealand?

A Maori, they are the natives to NZ.


How is the maori name spelled for the new zealand?

New Zealand's Maori name is Aotearoa, "The land of the long white cloud". Is this what you were after?


What other names is new zealand known by?

It HAS another name which is the Maori name Aotearoa.


What is Aonew zealand?

Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand but there is no such thing as Aonew zealand.


What is NewZealand in Moari?

Moa is the Maori name for the large extinct flightless bird.


What does aotearoa stand for?

AOTEAROA stands for new zealand in Maori :)


What does Aotearoa mean translated to English?

Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud. Aotearoa is the maori name for New Zealand.


Aotearoa mean what?

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.


What is the more common name for the New Zealand?

There are only two names, New Zealand and the maori name Aotearoa


What nation are the Maori from?

Aotearoa, New Zealand.