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Motu-a-Īhenga, Te

1. Motuihe Island (Hauraki Gulf) - the correct name is Te Motu-a-Ihenga.

Tērā a Motuihe; ko tētahi aronga, he motu nui ana te momo ika nei te ihe, heoi, ko te kōrero tika, ko te ingoa tūturu o taua motu, ko Te Motu-a-Īhenga (Te Ara 2014). / Then there is Motuihe, which could be interpreted as the island where there are plenty of garfish, but the correct information is that the true name of that island is Te Motu-a-Īhenga (the island of Īhenga).

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