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