Both groups used names to commemorate notable people, events, places from their homeland. Prior to my trip, i ordered andrew crowes mini guide to the identification of new zealand native trees. New zealand gazetteer of place names land information. The new zealand geographic board nga pou taunaha o aotearoa. Article about new zealand just as i finished an audio book that partially takes place in new zealand david brins earth.
Place names of new zealand, prepared with both locals and visitors in mind, is a userfriendly reference work that no library, home, marae or office in new zealand should be without. The book, originally commissioned by the fiordland national park board, was first published in 1979. The luminaries by eleanor catton, mister pip by lloyd jones, the bone people by keri hulme, my name was judas by c. Maori place names highlighted in interactive map of new. They are treasured as a working dog and are often highly valued as a family pet.
Most popular names for boys in new zealand from namipedia, the baby name wizard s naming encyclopedia. They either fall outside the boards jurisdiction homesteads, lighthouses or were common names before the board was established and have never been officially formalised. Reeds work quickly became the standard guide to toponymy in new zealand. It is a sovereign state in the southwestern part of the pacific ocean. Read about the use of maori place names today, tips for researchers and how to find out more about the origins of maori place names. A w reed fascinating list of place names used in new zealand with explanations of their derivations and meanings where these things are known. The villa at the edge of the empire by fiona farrell, all of this is for you. Some new zealand place names can look daunting when you first arrive. A century after new zealand women gained the vote a small street opposite the parliament buildings was renamed kate sheppard place after the new zealand suffrage campaigner. Isolated towns, such as ashburton and levin, are usually parts of a local government district which occasionally has the same name. Whykickamoocow tells the tales behind some of the most intriguing place names in new zealand.
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu. Its the name of a hill in southern hawkes bay in the north island of new zealand. The first edition contained 86 pages of names and explainations about their origins. List of new zealand place name etymologies wikipedia. Virender sehwag names ramayan character that gave him. New zealand holds the record for the longest name but the welsh one has letter combinations which appear unpronounceable. Im going to take a stab and a few new zealand place names that ive definitely mispronounced. Fiordland placenames, by john halljones tramping and. In the 1930s, farmers in new zealand had an unusual problem. The punniest place on earth has nearly as many bullthemed puns as it does people. Placenames in new zealand derive largely from british and maori origins. An overview of naming practices can be found at new zealand place names.
List of new zealand places named by james cook wikipedia. This book gives a nice and brief overview of the history of new zealand. The hill is notable primarily for its unusually long name, which is of maori origin. Omissions and minor influences te ara encyclopedia of. Nzgb place name maps and publications land information new. Most new zealand place names have maori or british origins. Many of new zealands place names have never been officially approved by the nzgb. Those deemed urban areas by statistics new zealand under either the nzsca92 or ssga18 standard are marked with an asterisk. The place is more commonly referred to as llanfairpwll, but even that is a. This is a list aotearoa new zealand places named by james cook.
New zealand s nonmaori place names tell the story of its settlement by europeans and others. The volume stimulated a wealth of correspondence and further research that was embodied in reeds supplement to place names of. Reeds introductions to both works are reprinted here along with a preface to the present edition, a biographical note by ray richards and a foreword by max cryer. Interesting place names and history of new zealand 9781492870579. Reeds aim of recording the origin and meaning of all new zealand names both. Native plants, flowers, shrubs and trees of new zealand. Find a place name land information new zealand linz. However womens names feature very little, with most being accounted for by queen victoria and other british royalty. However, most of the topics are treated somewhat superficially and if you are interested in a more indepth history of new zealand s places and people, you will have to. New zealand huntaway dog names popular male and female. New zealand history, map, flag, capital, population. From ahaura to whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive. Why does new zealand have a dutch origin name and not a. Nicola mccloy have you ever wondered how the town you live in got its name.
Dutch cartographers named the islands nova zeelandia, the latin translation of the dutch nieuw zeeland. The longest place name in the world porangahau, new. It is a nice little book, except that it lacked family names, so i looked up each tree on wikipedia prior to the adventure, and i wrote the family names in the book for reference, which proved to be a useful learning aid along the way. Pronounce and understand maori place names with the new fourth edition of reeds classic guide to meanings and origins of names across new zealand. New zealand also known as aotearoa in maori is an island country in oceania. It is made up of two large islands the north island and the south island and many smaller islands. A brief account of the origin and meaning of one thousand five hundred wellknown maori and pakeha place names of new zealand. The list below is in the order described in cooks journals of his first. Search directly within the new zealand web using the box above find a phone number or person, business, address or postcode when you search in the box above you will find web listings only from. Because new zealand is a long way away from most of the world, it was one of the last. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaunga. The new zealand geographic board nga pou taunaha o aotearoa nzgb is new zealands national place naming authority responsible for official place names in new zealand, its offshore islands and continental shelf, and the ross dependency of antarctica.
Both groups used names to commemorate notable people, events, places from their homeland, and their ships, or to describe the surrounding area. New zealand, island country in the south pacific ocean, the southwesternmost part of polynesia. This book tells the tales behind some of the most intriguing place names in this country. Have you ever wondered how the town you live in got its name. In the 1640s, after most other places had been discovered by europe, abel tasman from the netherlands was sent down to the pacific islands and stumbled across a huge land mass they thought at the time was the southern lands which were lands pred. The alphabetical listing that constitutes the bulk of the book preserves a. Written in an accessible and interesting style, this book is more a light social history than an exhaustive dictionary of place names. Cook was the first european navigator to circumnavigate and chart the archipelago. One of john halljones most impressive pieces of work, this is a complete gazetteer of fiordland place names.
Youll be awed by the new zealand s majestic evergreen native forests that include rimu, totara, many varieties of beech. A popular herbicide sodium chlorate would cause anything on which it had been spilled to explode when even a small amount of heat was applied. But bring on the feedback i need to improve my pronunciation. Place names of the ancestors full book pdf 8mb attachment below. The reed dictionary of new zealand place names alexander. The new zealand gazetteer of place names the gazetteer holds all official names for geographic places and features within the jurisdiction of the new zealand geographic board nga pou taunaha o aotearoa nzgb. Angad tells ravan that ram will peacefully leave lanka if. Most new zealanders have no idea where the name of the town they live in came from. The country comprises two main islandsthe north and south islandsand a number of small islands, some of them hundreds of miles from the main group.
Find maori place names, dual names and alternative names. New zealand s high rainfall and many sunshine hours give the country a lush and diverse flora with 80% of flora being native. Interesting place names and history of new zealand. It is unknown whether maori had a name for the whole of new zealand before the arrival of europeans, but postcolonisation the name aotearoa has been used to refer to the whole country. Reeds aim of recording the origin and meaning of all new zealand names both maori and english for which such information is available. Dutch explorer abel tasman sighted new zealand s western coasts in 1642. An overview of naming practices can be found at new zealand place names akaroa kai tahu maori for long harbour, equivalent to whangaroa albany named after albany in australia, as they were both fruitgrowing areas albert town named after prince albert of saxecoburg and gotha.
The new zealand huntaway is a dog that has carved a name for themselves in the journals of farming in new zealand. The reed dictionary of new zealand place names book, 2002. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is a hill near porangahau, south of waipukurau in southern hawkes bay, new zealand. Place names were a way the newly arrived culture imprinted itself on a changing landscape. A name that honors this dog, yet still hints to their personality is the greatest gift you can give them. Im slightly scared to create this post for fear that there might be backlash. From ahaura to whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to the. He chose names from dull to droll to descriptive, from metaphorical to a narrative of events, or to honour people and to record the existing maori language names of places. Most popular names for girls in new zealand from namipedia, the baby name wizard s naming encyclopedia. New zealand simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Especially the early chapters on new zealand s prehistory and maori settlement are quite enlightening. Written in an accessible and interesting style, this stylish little book is entertaining as well as educational, and provides glimpses into the history of new zealand through the eyes of those people tasked with naming our suburbs, towns, cities and landmarks. From kaitaia to the bluff, there are all kinds of places to see and cities to visit in little old new zealand and a host of wonderful place names. It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any englishspeaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the. The scene takes place when ram, as a last resort before his war with ravans army, sends angad as his messenger with a peace offering. Discover the best 102935010 new zealand in best sellers. These policy and reference documents are a guide to the new zealand geographic boards naming rules and processes. Reeds classic guide to meanings and origins of names across new zealand. Discover the longest place name in the world in porangahau, new zealand.
These islands are located to the southeast of australia. Near porangahau in hawkes bay is an unassuming hill known as taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu, which translates into english as the place where tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as landeater, played his flute to his loved one. Ranging from the curious to the obscure, our place names provide glimpses into the history of new zealand through the eyes of those people tasked with naming our suburbs, towns, cities and landmarks. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Place names of new zealand was first published in 1975, as a single volume of 510 pages that listed alphabetically thousands of geographical names, their origins and meanings.
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