Aoraki
Aoraki..... often printed on modern maps as Aoraki/Mt Cook
Aoraki which means cloud piercer
The Maori name for Mount Cook is Aoraki.
Mt Cook - Aoraki
Mount Cook is known as Aoraki in Maori culture. In Maori legend, Aoraki is a significant ancestor who, along with his brothers, was transformed into the Southern Alps mountain range following a canoeing accident.
The Maori name for Mt Cook is Aoraki.
Aoraki..... often printed on modern maps as Aoraki/Mt Cook
Aoraki which means cloud piercer
The Maori name for Mount Cook is Aoraki.
Maungawhau.
Mt Cook - Aoraki
Aoraki is the name of Mt Cook.
Mount Cook is known as Aoraki in Maori culture. In Maori legend, Aoraki is a significant ancestor who, along with his brothers, was transformed into the Southern Alps mountain range following a canoeing accident.
Kapene Kuki
Mt Hutt - Opuku and Te Tai Ta
Aoraki is another name for Mt Cook. :)
I would expect that the Maori would choose from one of the local names for this mountain. It has several, depending on region.