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Kōrero: Tapa whenua – naming places

Ngā momo whakahuatanga o Whangaroa

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Variations of Whangaroa

Ka whakaatu tēnei mahere whenua i ngā momo o te ingoa Whangaroa (arā, te whanga roa, te whanga whānui) ki Te Moananui-a-Kiwa. Ka hōrapa ēnei ingoa ki ngā pito katoa o Te Moananui-a-Kiwa, pērā i a Whangaroa me Akaroa (ko te whakahua a Ngāi Tahu) ki Aotearoa, whakawhiti atu ki Hangaroa i Rapa Nui i te rāwhiti, ki Hanaloa i Hawaii i te raki.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Tapa whenua – naming places – Exploration and naming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/18632/nga-momo-whakahuatanga-o-whangaroa (accessed 25 June 2026).

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