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Papaioea, Te

1. (location) Palmerston North.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 4;)

Kei te haere au ki Te Papaioea āpōpō (HKK 1999:129). / I'm going to Palmerston North tomorrow.

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Synonyms: Pāmutana

Pāmutana

1. (loan) (location) Palmerston North, Palmerston.

Ko te mema mō te takiwā o Te Awapuni, Pāmutana, ko Hanita Te Awewe, kua tū a ia (HTK 8/2/1893:6). / The member for the district of Te Awapuni, Palmerston, is Hanita Te Awewe who is appointed.

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Synonyms: Papaioea, Te

Aorangi

1. (location) Feilding - a town in the North Island 21 km north of Palmerston North.

2. (location) Mount Cook.

Synonyms: Aoraki

Rangitāne

1. (personal noun) tribal group of the area west of the Puketoi Range in the vicinity of Palmerston North and north of the Tararua Range.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 89;)

2. (personal noun) tribal group of north-eastern South Island and a branch of the North Island tribe of the same name.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 113;)

Papaioea

1. (location) Palmerston North.

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