Te Ika-a-Māui = North Island

Poster

RNZ: Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson has approved the original Maori names for the North and South Islands … The original names are Te Ika-a-Māui, meaning the fish of Māui, for the North Island, and Te Waipounamu, the waters of greenstone, for the South Island.

Elsewhere on the Web
Names of NZ’s two main islands formalised

Embedded Tweets

Kia ora Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿: The pass over Te Ika-a-Māui / North Island was clouded out – but luckily Te Waipounamu / South Island was clear enough for us to see a little bit including Waihōpai / Invercargill
Jul 5, 2022 2:08pm NZST @Space_Station @MetService pic.twitter.com/NFMC3KivbD

— ISS Above (@ISSAboveYou) July 5, 2022

Wikipedia
North Island
South Island

Cities

Auckland = Tāmaki Makaurau

Waitangi

Wellington = Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Planeta

Māori

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