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