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What is the Maori name for the south island is NZ?
The Maori name for the South Island in New Zealand is Te Waipounamu, which translates to "the waters of greenstone."
What is the maori name for the south island?
The Māori name for the South Island of New Zealand is Te Waipounamu.
Is otago a maori word?
Technically not because there is no 'g' in Te Reo Maori (the Maori language) but 'Otago' is derived from the Ngai Tahu dialectical pronunciation of the name 'Otakau'.
What is the maori name for the south island of new zealand?
Te Waipounamu (The Greenstone Isle), the South Island. Also Te-Waka-a-Maui, the canoe of Maui, from which he fished up the North Island ( Te-Ika-A-Maui, the fish of Maui ).
What does Kawatiri mean in Maori?
"Kawatiri" is the Maori name for the Buller River located in the South Island of New Zealand.
What is the Maori name for the south island is NZ?
The Maori name for the South Island in New Zealand is Te Waipounamu, which translates to "the waters of greenstone."
What is the maori name for the south island?
The Māori name for the South Island of New Zealand is Te Waipounamu.
Is otago a maori word?
Technically not because there is no 'g' in Te Reo Maori (the Maori language) but 'Otago' is derived from the Ngai Tahu dialectical pronunciation of the name 'Otakau'.
What is the Maori creation for the South Island mythology?
The South island is Maui's canoe which he was in when he fished the north island out of the sea. Stewart island was the anchor stone.
What are the names of new zealand's two main islands?
Just the North Island, te Ika a Maui in Maori; and the South Island, te Wai Pounamu in Maori. Stewart Island, the third main island (but much smaller) is Rakiura in Maori.The Island names are..The North Island and the South Island
Who named the south island te wai pounamu?
Te Wai Pounamu is a Maori name for the Island now commonly known as the South Island.
What is the maori name for the south island of new zealand?
Te Waipounamu (The Greenstone Isle), the South Island. Also Te-Waka-a-Maui, the canoe of Maui, from which he fished up the North Island ( Te-Ika-A-Maui, the fish of Maui ).
What is a famous river in the south island?
The Waitaki, which in Maori means noisy water.
What did Captain Cook call the two main islands of NZ after he asked the local Maori?
The two main islands of NZ are the North Island and South Island. In Maori, the North Island is known as 'Te Ika a Maui' (meaning 'the land of Maui') The South Island is known as 'Te Wai Pounamu' (meaning 'the greenstone island') Captain Cook gave the islands these names after asking the Maori.
Did polynesians turn into maori?
Maori are a Polynesian people. Polynesia is an area of the South Pacific that forms a Triangle with Hawaii in the North, New Zealand in the South and Easter Island to the East.
What does Kawatiri mean in Maori?
"Kawatiri" is the Maori name for the Buller River located in the South Island of New Zealand.
Where is the Maori king's house?
Ngaruawaahiano north island 1.5 hours south of Auckland
