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Kōrero: Place names

Whārangi 10. Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

From page 1 - Naming the country and the main islands

From page 2 - Early explorers

From page 3 - Colonial naming

From page 4 - The imperial connection

From page 5 - Local naming

From page 6 - Naming after 1920

From page 7 - Māori and Pākehā names

From page 8 - Omissions and minor influences

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Malcolm McKinnon, Place names, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/2153/media (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.