Maori Place Names in Hawke's Bay

Maori Place Names in Hawke’s Bay

Walt: link meanings to Maori place names in Hawke’s Bay.

Below is a list of Maori words and their meanings.  

Look closely at them and write the meanings against the placenames.

aute      mulberry tree          onga onga       nettle                    awa           channel

pa       fortified village haka               war dance pawa bird snare

haroto  pool po   night hou small tree

pohue climbing plant          huka    spray pukurau mushroom

kare rippling putorino    flute           rere flying

kakaho toe toe feathers rangahau    pursuit roa long

kowhai           native flower manga    stream kuri dog

takapau flax sleeping mat te    the wai water

marae assembly ground mo      used for tutae dung

marama moon            mata    headland nui big

toka rock totara         native tree moana lake/sea

puke hill maunga    mountain whanga bay

ara path roto    lake motu island

rangi sky papa    flat land whenua land

ana cave one    beach tapu sacred

karekare surf, rough sands ao    cloud puke hill

Now write the definitions of these places found in Hawke’s Bay.

Wairoa / water long** (Tribal group of the southern North Island east of the ranges from the area of Nūhaka and Wairoa to southern Wairarapa )

*Mo*haka / used for war dance(perform the haka)

Waikaremoana / rippling water lake ( Tribal group of the Bay of Plenty in the Kutarere-Ruātoki-Waimana-Waikaremoana area. )

Waimarama /  water moonlit water (Water moon)

Maraenui /   big assembly ground (Tribal group from Maraenui to Tihirau on the East Coast, who descend from Apanui-waipapa.)

Maraekakaho / assembly ground toetoe feathers ( Courtyard steam of toetoe )

Te Pohue / the climbing plant**(The to resound )

Waipawa / water bird snare (To be dry and brittle. )

Tutaekuri / dung dog (Has elongated tubers with purple skin and flesh, hence the name. Best for baking and roasting.)

Te Awa / the channel (Tribal group to the north-east of Mount Taranaki including the Waitara and New Plymouth areas. A section of Te Āti Awa moved to parts of the Wellington area and the northern South Island in the 1820s.)

Challenge:

Now find the meaning of three more place names in Hawke’s Bay.

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