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Place Names Flashcards

1
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Pacific Ocean

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Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

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2
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Napier

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Ahuriri

after the chief, Tu Ahuriri

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3
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Christchurch

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Ōtautahi

the place of Tautahi, originally a particular place by the river

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4
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Gisborne

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Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa

‘the great/long standing place of Kiwa (ancestor)’

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5
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Tasman Sea

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Te Tai-O-Rehua

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Bay of Plenty

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Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi

‘the sea of Tai, the only child/lone born’

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7
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Hawkes Bay

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Te Matau-a-Māui

‘Maui’s fishhook’

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8
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Hastings

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Heretaunga

‘to tie up at home (canoe)’

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9
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Wellington

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Te Whanganui-a-Tara

emphasis on the ‘a’
‘Tara’s great harbour’

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Dunedin

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Ōtepoti

‘place of the English boat’/place of the corner’
‘corner of the harbour’

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11
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Invercargill

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Waihōpai

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12
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Bluff

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Motupōhue

'motu' = island (hill that looks like an island)
'pōhue' = a type of climbing vine
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13
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Greymouth

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Māwhera

‘widespread river mouth’
ma - short for ‘manga’ - branch of river/tree)
whera - to open out/spread out

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14
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Nelson

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Whakatū

‘the erection/putting up’ (eg of a home)

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Palmerston North

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Te Papaioea ; or Te Papa-i-oea

‘how beautiful it is’

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16
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New Plymouth

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Ngāmotu

‘the islands’

17
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Auckland

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Tāmaki-makaurau
‘Tāmaki of 100 lovers’
‘Tāmaki, desired by many’
Tāmaki = Auckland

18
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East Coast

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Te Tai Rāwhiti

tai = coast, rāwhiti = east/eastern

19
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Northland

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Te Tai Tokerau

tokerau = north, tai = coast

20
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South/Southland

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Te Tai Tonga

tonga = south

21
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West Coast (of the North Island)

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Te Tai Hauāuru

hauāuru = west/western

22
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place

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wahi

23
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place name

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ingoa wahi

24
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Stewart Island

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Rakiūra

25
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North Island

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Te Ika-a-Māui

‘Maui’s fish’

26
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South Island

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Te Waipounamu

“the greenstone”

27
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South Island

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Te Waka-a-Māui

“Maui’s canoe”

28
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Hamilton

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Kirikiriroa

“long stretch of gravel”

29
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Rotorua

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‘second lake’

‘Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe’ = second lake discovered by the chief and dedicated to his uncle Kahumatamomoe.

30
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Taupo

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Taupō-nui-a-Tia

‘the great cloak of Tia’

Te Reo 2021 (9 decks)

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