Today we used QR codes to gather information on Māori placenames in our area, We learnt that:
...There used to a chief called Hawea, The lake and the river are named after him
...The Motatapu river used to be called Mate-Tapu because of the cemetery in the hills near by.
...Makarora valley was traditionally called Kaika Paekai, "the place of abundant food"
...Mount Aspiring, Tititea means steep peak of glistening white
...Wanaka was called Oanaka, which means the place of Anaka
...In this area Māori hunted and fished on the lakes. They also travelled through this area to get to the West COast and its pounamu/greenstone.
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