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Kōrero: Place names

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Naming the country and the main islands

Map of Nova Zeelandia

Map of Nova Zeelandia

Cook’s map of New Zealand

Cook’s map of New Zealand

Map of New Zealand about 1852

Map of New Zealand about 1852

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Early explorers

Three Kings Islands

Three Kings Islands

Tasman and Cook place names

Tasman and Cook place names

Cape Brett, East Cape and Cape Runaway

Cape Brett, East Cape and Cape Runaway

Marcaciones Point, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland

Marcaciones Point, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Colonial naming

Animal names

Naming Invercargill

Naming Invercargill

New Zealand Company names, Wellington Harbour

New Zealand Company names, Wellington Harbour

Cuba Street

Politicians’ names

Politicians’ names

Mai i te whārangi 4 - The imperial connection

Hawke’s Bay place names

Hawke’s Bay place names

The River Avon or Shakespere

The River Avon or Shakespere

Alexandra surveyed

Alexandra surveyed

Palmerston to Ranfurly and beyond

Palmerston to Ranfurly and beyond

The River Thames

The River Thames

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Local naming

Wairarapa town names

Wairarapa town names

Norsewood street names

Norsewood street names

Redcliffs

Rakaia Huts

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Naming after 1920

Scapa Terrace naming

Scapa Terrace naming

Galatos, Crete

New Zealand Geographic Board, 1970

New Zealand Geographic Board, 1970

Marc Ellis Place, East Tāmaki

Marc Ellis Place, East Tāmaki

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Māori and Pākehā names

Auckland, 1840 and 1842

Auckland, 1840 and 1842

Plan of Newcastle / Ngāruawāhia, 1860s

Plan of Newcastle / Ngāruawāhia, 1860s

Glenomaru Hall

Te Heuheu whakapapa

Te Heuheu whakapapa

Name change in the South Island

Name change in the South Island

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Omissions and minor influences

Queen Victoria in Albert Park

Queen Victoria in Albert Park

Clinton to Gore

Clinton to Gore (1 o 2)

The presidential highway

The presidential highway (2 o 2)

Jean Hing unveiling street sign, August 2007

Jean Hing unveiling street sign, August 2007

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Malcolm McKinnon, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/place-names/media (accessed 25 September 2023)

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008