Nga Taone o Te Ika a Maui

He aha te rā āpōpō? Ko te Rapare āpōpō 

He aha te huarere? Kua whiti te ra

Ko wai ō hoa? Carson and Kahu.

Tauranga

Sheltered anchorage

Whangaroa

Long harbour

Rotorua

Second lake

Whakatane

To act like a man

Whangarei

Harbour of Rei

Paeroa

Long ridge

Matamata

Headland

Te Aroha

The Love

Maunganui

Big mountain

Taupo (Taupo nui a Tia)

The great cloak of Tia

Ruapehu

Exploding hole / vent

Rotoiti

Little lake

Opotiki

The place of Potiki

Ohinewai

The place of Hinewai

Waikato

Flowing River

Waihi

Water gushing out

Whangamata

Obsidian Harbour

Whangara

Sunny bay

Whanganui

Big harbour

Te Awamutu

The river ended