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Feb 5, 2018 · NZ / Flickr. New Zealand has been put on the map thanks to its unbelievably scenic landscapes, amiable locals and hobbit-related tourism. What a lot of people don’t know – both tourists and Kiwis themselves – is how the country came to be called New Zealand. As with all names, after a bit of research and reading, an interesting history ...
- Joe Coates
Aotearoa was used for the name of New Zealand in the 1878 translation of "God Defend New Zealand", by Judge Thomas Henry Smith of the Native Land Court —this translation is widely used today when the anthem is sung in Māori.
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Oct 10, 2022 · New Zealand profile - Timeline. A chronology of key events: c. 1200-1300 AD - Ancestors of the Maori arrive by canoe from other parts of Polynesia. Their name for the country is Aotearoa (land of ...
Oct 6, 2021 · 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.
Aug 19, 2022 · Could New Zealand Change Its Name? A petition before Parliament asks that the country be called “Aotearoa,” which loosely translates from Maori as the “land of the long white cloud.” Share...
