A tour around Aotearoa

 A Tour Around Aotearoa 

A tour around Aotearoa I will be telling you about the wonderful things about Aotearoa is an island discovered Koreo he sailed here from Hawaiki. And given the island a name called Aotearoa to say it in English you will say New Zealand meaning for Land of the long white cloud. But why did he give it this name?. When he first came to this island his wife said “Aoteroa!!” so she is telling Koreo that there is a long white cloud. “But what are the islands surrounding Aotearoa?” The islands surrounding Aotearoa are The Kermadec’s, the Chatham Island and the subantarctic Islands. 

Taupō:

“Let’s talk a bit about Taupō.” Did you know that Taupō’s full name is Taupō-Nui-A-Tia. “But who gave Taupō that name.” The name Taupō was given by Tia. “The meaning of Taupō-Nui-a-Tia is the great clock of Tia.” Na-Tui-Rangi and Tia arrived at Taupō from Hawaiki they came in a waka but tia was the one who named it. 

Rotorua:

Ok moving onto Rotorua Did you know that Rotorua’s full name is Te-Rotorua-A-Kahumatamomoe. “And did you know that Roto from Rotorua means the lake and Rua means the second lake.” Rotorua was discovered by Ihenga