Aotearoa
Land of kiwis
Aotearoa is the Māori name for New Zealand, now widely used in official contexts and everyday speech alongside the English name.
The word means "land of the long white cloud," describing how the islands appear from the sea.
Aotearoa New Zealand appears in government documents, and many New Zealanders use Aotearoa alone: I was born in Aotearoa.
Southernmost national capital globally
- AucklandNew Zealand's main city
- ChristchurchSouth Island metropolis
- HamiltonFirst Treasury secretary
- DunedinSouth Island coastal city
Napier · Queenstown · Rotorua · Hastings · Nelson · Blenheim
Māori ancestral lineage system
New Zealand's upper island
- South IslandNew Zealand's larger landmass
- RotoruaGeothermal city, North Island
- Tasman SeaSouthwest Pacific body
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
volcanoes · glaciers · fjords · geysers · hot springs
New Zealand rugby squad
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- silver fernWhite-underleafed tree frond
- pavlovaMeringue base, cream, fruit
- jandalsRubber toe-strap sandals
tramping · Lord of the Rings · Hobbiton · flat white · meat pie · feijoa · sheep farming · bungy
Large New Zealand conifer
- silver fernWhite-underleafed tree frond
- flaxFiber and oil crop
- beechSmooth-barked deciduous hardwood
Wellington
Southernmost national capital globally
- AucklandNew Zealand's main city
- ChristchurchSouth Island metropolis
- HamiltonFirst Treasury secretary
Dunedin · Napier · Queenstown · Rotorua · Hastings · Nelson · Blenheim
whakapapa
Māori ancestral lineage system
North Island
New Zealand's upper island
- South IslandNew Zealand's larger landmass
- RotoruaGeothermal city, North Island
- Tasman SeaSouthwest Pacific body
geothermal · volcanoes · glaciers · fjords · geysers · hot springs
All Blacks
New Zealand rugby squad
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- silver fernWhite-underleafed tree frond
- pavlovaMeringue base, cream, fruit
jandals · tramping · Lord of the Rings · Hobbiton · flat white · meat pie · feijoa · sheep farming · bungy · zorb
kauri
Large New Zealand conifer
- silver fernWhite-underleafed tree frond
- flaxFiber and oil crop
- beechSmooth-barked deciduous hardwood
kiwi
Fuzzy brown-skinned fruit
- moaExtinct flightless New Zealand bird
- tuataraLast rhynchocephalian species
- keaIntelligent antipodean parrot
kakapo · fantail · bellbird · fur seal · saddleback · rifleman
AotearoaAustralia
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
Britain · United Kingdom · England · Ireland · Northern Hemisphere
AotearoaAustralia
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
Papua New Guinea · Fiji · Samoa · Tonga