How Aotearoa Got Its Name?
In Some Traditional Stories, Aotearoa Was the Name of the Canoe (Waka) of the Explorer Kupe, and He Named the Land After It. Kupe's Wife Kuramārōtini (In Some...
In some traditional stories, Aotearoa was the name of the canoe (waka) of the explorer Kupe, and he named the land after it. Kupe's wife Kuramārōtini (in some versions, his daughter) was watching the horizon and called "He ao! ... Due to the cloud which greeted them, Kupe named the land Aotearoa.
Why is New Zealand now called Aotearoa?
Our country was not named directly after the link between land and sea, but rather after the Dutch place that already had this name — specifically, Zeeland in the south-west of the Netherlands. Forts in modern-day Taiwan and Guyana were also called Zeelandia by early Dutch explorers.
Did Kupe name Aotearoa?
After a long voyage across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean) Kupe landed on Te Ika a Māui (the Great Fish of Maui). It is said that his wife, Kuramārotini, gave the name "Aotearoa" to Te Ika a Māui. ... While they were at Rangiwhakaoma (Castle Point), Kupe had a fight with a giant octopus.
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