🌿 Story behind the name Aotearoa According to Māori tradition, the Polynesian navigator Kupe was the first to discover New Zealand. When his wife Kuramārōtini saw the land from afar, she noticed a long white cloud hanging over it and exclaimed: “He ao! He ao!” (A cloud! A cloud!) Because of this, the land was named Aotearoa, which is commonly translated as “Land of the Long White Cloud.” 🌀 Meaning of the word • Ao = cloud • Tea = white • Roa = long So, Aotearoa literally means “long white clou
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🌿 Story behind the name Aotearoa According to Māori tradition, the Polynesian navigator Kupe was the first to discover New Zealand. When his wife Kuramārōtini saw the land from afar, she noticed a long white cloud hanging over it and exclaimed: “He ao! He ao!” (A cloud! A cloud!) Because of this, the land was named Aotearoa, which is commonly translated as “Land of the Long White Cloud.” 🌀 Meaning of the word • Ao = cloud • Tea = white • Roa = long So, Aotearoa literally means “long white clou
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