Whale Island, off the coast from Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty, is called Moutohora.
The Maori name for the South Island in New Zealand is Te Waipounamu, which translates to "the waters of greenstone."
The Maori name for the North Island in New Zealand is Te Ika-a-Māui.
The Maori name for Stewart Island is Rakiura, which means "glowing skies" in reference to the Aurora Australis that's often seen in the region. It is New Zealand's third-largest island.
The Māori name for the South Island of New Zealand is Te Waipounamu.
The Maori name for the North Island of New Zealand is Te Ika-a-Māui, which translates to "The Fish of Māui." Māui is a significant figure in Maori mythology.
The Maori name for the South Island in New Zealand is Te Waipounamu, which translates to "the waters of greenstone."
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Wharekauri.
The Maori name for the North Island in New Zealand is Te Ika-a-Māui.
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Papahu means dolphin or porpoise (a transliteration of the English 'porpoise'). Terehu is the Maori name for the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Tupoupou is the Maori name for the Hector's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori). Maki is the Maori name for the Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca). Aihe is the Maori name for the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis).
The Maori name for Stewart Island is Rakiura, which means "glowing skies" in reference to the Aurora Australis that's often seen in the region. It is New Zealand's third-largest island.
The Māori name for the South Island of New Zealand is Te Waipounamu.
The old Maori name for the North Island is Te Ika-a-Maui.
The Maori name for the North Island of New Zealand is Te Ika-a-Māui, which translates to "The Fish of Māui." Māui is a significant figure in Maori mythology.
Rakiura.
North Island in Maori is Te Ika a Maui.