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Kōrero: Tapa whenua – naming places

Rotorua me Rotoiti

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Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti

Pērā ki te maha o ngā ingoa wāhi, nā ngā tāngata tōmua a Rotoiti (kei mua) me Rotorua (kei muri) i tapa. Ko Te Rotoiti-kite-a-Īhenga te ingoa ake o Rotoiti, ko Te Rotorua-nui-a Kahumatamomoe te ingoa ake o Rotorua.

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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/photograph/18636/rotorua-me-rotoiti (accessed 25 June 2026).

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