Whale Island, off the coast from Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty, is called Moutohora.
'Te Ika A Maui' which means the fish of Maui. Maui is a demigod in Polynesian mythology who fished up the north island from beneath the ocean.
Te ika a Maui.
Some Maori names for the North Island of New Zealand are: Aotearoa - This means either the long cloud, the long white cloud or the refers to the canoe Aotearoa of Kupe who is one of the...
Te Ika A Maui (the fish of Maui).