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Kōrero: Tapa whenua – naming places

Ka auaha whenua a Rākaihautū

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Rākaihautū shapes the land

Nā Brian Flintoff tēnei taonga toi i auaha, ko Rākaihautū e kari ana i ngā roto o Te Wai Pounamu me tana kō. Kīia ai aua roto ko Ngā Puna Karikari-a-Rākaihautū. Nā ngā tīpuna te whenua i taunaha, mā reira ka whai take ngā uri whakaheke ki aua whenua.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Private collection

by Brian Flintoff

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rāwiri Taonui, Tapa whenua – naming places – Exploration and naming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/18637/ka-auaha-whenua-a-rakaihautu (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.