This map shows the places named by Kupe in the Wairarapa and Wellington. He named rocks near Cape Palliser Mātakitaki (gazing out) because he could see Tapuae-o-Uenuku (the highest mountain in the Kaikōura ranges) from there. He also named Matiu (Somes Island) and Mākaro (Ward Island) after his daughters.
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