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Aotearoa

1. (location) North Island - now used as the Māori name for New Zealand.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 78;)

Ko tētehi o aua keke i waiho hei tukutuku ki ngā whanaunga, i ia wāhi, i ia wāhi o Aotearoa, o Te Waipounamu (TW 21/2/1876:72). / One of those cakes was left to be sent to relatives in each part of the North and South Islands.

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Synonyms: Hutinga a Māui, Te, Ika-a-Māui, Te, Ikaroa-a-Māui, Te, Niu Tīrani, Niu Tīreni, Niu Tīrene

Ararau Aotearoa

1. Transit New Zealand.

Toi Aotearoa

1. (noun) Creative New Zealand, Arts Council of New Zealand.

Aotearoa Tuatahi

1. (personal name) New Zealand First (Party).

Poirewa Aotearoa

1. (personal noun) Volleyball New Zealand.

Tatauranga Aotearoa

1. Statistics New Zealand.

Paerewa Aotearoa

1. Standards New Zealand.

Waka Rererangi Aotearoa

1. (personal noun) Air New Zealand.

I tonoa ia e Waka Rererangi Aotearoa kia waihangahia he tohu hei tā ki ō rātou waka rererangi (RTP 2015:116). / She was commissioned by Air New Zealand to create a logo to paint on their planes.

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Ara Poutama Aotearoa

1. Department of Corrections.

Toi Māori Aotearoa

1. (noun) Māori Arts New Zealand.

Uruwhenua o Aotearoa

1. New Zealand Passport Office.

Mana Arotake Aotearoa

1. Audit New Zealand.

Mana Rapuara Aotearoa

1. Careers New Zealand.

Rōpū Aotearoa Tuatahi

1. (noun) New Zealand First Party - a political party established by Winston Peters in 1993.

Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te

1. (location) a tertiary provider based in Te Awamutu.

Rōpū Pāpāho o Aotearoa

1. (noun) New Zealand Press Association.

Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Te

1. National Library of New Zealand.

Nō muri mai ka whakanōhia ki Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa kia mātakitakina e te tini me te mano (Te Ara 2011). / Later it was deposited in the National Library of New Zealand where it can be viewed by everybody.

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Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, Te

1. New Zealand Customs Service.

Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa

1. New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa

1. New Zealand Geographic Board.

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