New Zealand -| New Zealand could adopt Maori names for main islands
New Zealand could adopt Maori names for main islands
| The name Te Ika a Maui translates as "the Fish of Maui", from a Maori
legend that the North Island was fished out of the sea by an early
explorer named Maui. Te Waipounamu means "the Waters of Greenstone",
marking the widespread presence of jade in the ... |  |