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Māori placenames map

Map showing the Māori names for places in New Zealand. See a large version of this map here (285kbs).

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    Māori Language Week

Keywords

te reo māori
maori language
maps
place names
Credit

This resource was produced by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori – Māori Language Commission, Te Puni Kōkiri – Ministry of Māori Development,  Te Kāhui Tika Tangata – Human Rights Commission, Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust and Families Commission. Provided by www.korero.maori.nz/

You can also download a pdf version of this map (2.8 mb).

How to cite this page

'Māori placenames map', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/maori-placenames-map, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 7-Jul-2014

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What do you know?

Karen Jackson

Posted: 05 Feb 2016

I live in Ramarama sth auckland is this a maori name for this area and if so what does it mean