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New Zealand · General Knowledge · Easy
What is the Māori name for New Zealand, which translates roughly to 'the land of the long white cloud'?
Answer: Aotearoa — Aotearoa is increasingly used alongside 'New Zealand' in official contexts, and its exact etymology relates to the cloud formation said to have guided the first Polynesian navigators to land.
- A Hawaiki
- B Aotearoa ✓
- C Rangitāhua
- D Te Waipounamu
Aotearoa is increasingly used alongside 'New Zealand' in official contexts, and its exact etymology relates to the cloud formation said to have guided the first Polynesian navigators to land.