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Ikaroa-a-Māui, Te

1. (location) North Island - sometimes shortened to just Te Ikaroa.

Ko Te Ikaroa-a-Māui te ingoa tuatahi o tēnei motu, haunga ia a Te Wai Pounamu, kei waho atu a reira i tēnei hutinga a Māui, me tēnei ingoa (TTT 1/3/1930:1998). / Te Ikaroa-a-Māui (Māui's long fish) was the first name of this land, but it didn't include the South Island, that island was outside this catch of Māui, as is this name.

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Synonyms: Hutinga a Māui, Te, Aotearoa, Ika-a-Māui, Te

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