"Te ika a Māui" translates to "the fish of Māui" in English. This phrase refers to the Māori legend in which the demigod Māui fished up the North Island of New Zealand from the ocean. In this context, "ika" means "fish," and "Māui" is the name of the legendary figure. The story symbolizes the connection between Māori culture and the land.
The Maori name for the North Island of New Zealand is Te Ika-a-Māui. This name translates to "The Fish of Maui" in English, referring to the legend of Maui, a demigod who fished the North Island from the ocean.
Te Ika a Maui and Te Waka a Maui
'Te Ika A Maui' which means the fish of Maui. Maui is a demigod in Polynesian mythology who fished up the north island from beneath the ocean.
The Maori name for the North Island in New Zealand is Te Ika-a-Māui.
North Island in Maori is Te Ika a Maui.
Poneke. Te Whanganui a Tara. Te Upoko o 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.
Maori names for Wellington include:"Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui" (the head of Maui's fish)"Te Whanganui-a-Tara" (the great harbour of Tara)Pōneke
Te Ika ā Maui Its the size of the north Island
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 ).
North Island (Te Ika-A-Maui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu)
The old Maori name for the North Island is Te Ika-a-Maui.