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What is the maori name for rotorua?
Rotorua's full name is: Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe, meaning "The second great lake of Kahumatamomoe"
Why is rotorua called rotorua?
Maori name is Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe, which means: "The second great lake of Kahumatamomoe".
What is the full maori name of Rotorua?
The full Maori name for Rotorua is "Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe".
Where did rotorua get its name?
The full name of Rotorua is Te Rotorua Nui a Kahumatamomoe which means 'the second great lake of Kahumatamomoe' as it was the second lake named by Maori explorer, Kahumatamomoe.
A beautiful Maori woman who lived on on the shore of Lake Rotorua?
There are many beautiful Maori women who live in Rotorua but most famously it was Hinemoa, who fell in love with Tutanekai and at night would swim Lake Rotorua to Mokoia Island, following the sound of his flute, to be with him.
What is the English name for Rotorua?
The English name for Rotorua remains the same - "Rotorua". It is a city located in New Zealand on the North Island.
What is the name of the blue lake near Rotorua?
Blue Lake (Tikitapu)
What is the name of the lake that has the name of a color?
Blue Lake (Tikitapu) or Green Lake (Rotokakahi) near Rotorua.
How did rotorua get its name?
Rotorua is named after the Māori words "roto" meaning lake and "rua" meaning two, reflecting the city's location on the shore of Lake Rotorua, with another nearby lake, Lake Rotoiti. The name signifies the significance of the region's geothermal activity and natural beauty.
What lake's name is a color and it is in the Rotorua district?
The most commonly known lakes named after colours are the Blue and Green lakes in Rotorua. There are also 3 other lesser known blue lakes in Canterbury, Otago, and Tasman. The blue lake in Rotorua is also known as Lake Tikitapu.
6 lakes in NZ beginning with r?
As Roto is the Maori word for lake there are many lakes in new Zealand that start with the letter 'R'. To name six: Rotorua, Rotoroa, Rotoaira, Rotoehu, Rotoiti, Rotomahana.
What is the name of the Maori regions?
There are lots! A few are: Matamata Pukehangi Rotorua Tokoroa Ngongotaha Tarawera Matawhaura Whakapoungakau
