1. (location) Auckland Isthmus, Auckland - sometimes written as Tāmaki-makau-rau or Tāmaki Makau Rau.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 4;)
E hoki mai ana rātau ki te whakatā mō te kotahi wiki, ka hoki atu ai ki tō rātau puni i Takapuna, Tāmaki-makau-rau (HP 1991:33). / They were returning to rest up for the week before returning to their camp at Takapuna, Auckland.
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