When was NZ First called Aotearoa?

1878
The expanded meaning of Aotearoa among Pākehā became commonplace in the late 19th century. Aotearoa was used for the name of New Zealand in the 1878 translation of “God Defend New Zealand”, by Judge Thomas Henry Smith of the Native Land Court—this translation is widely used today when the anthem is sung in Māori.

Who first called NZ Aotearoa?

Johannes Anderson, in the same year, published Māori Life in Aotea. The now common specific ‘translation’ of Aotearoa as ‘the land of the long white cloud’ probably became more established from the 1920s or 30s. Both Bracken and Reeves are commonly credited with first inventing the word Aotearoa.

Why is New Zealand known as Aotearoa?

The name New Zealand comes from the Dutch “Nieuw Zeeland”, and was bestowed on the country by a Dutch mapmaker. Aotearoa is commonly translated as “land of the long white cloud”.

How was Aotearoa discovered?

Kupe. According to Māori myth, New Zealand (Aotearoa in the Māori language) was discovered by Kupe, a fisherman and Rangatira (chief) from Hawaiki. When Muturangi refused, Kupe vowed to kill the beast. He left his homeland and pursed the beast across the Pacific Ocean.

What are they famous for New Zealand?

A small island nation home to around 4.5 million people located in the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand is famous for its national rugby team, its indigenous Maori culture and its picturesque landscape.

What does te mean in New Zealand?

Māori language

Māori
Māori, Te reo Māori
Native to	New Zealand
Region	Polynesia
Ethnicity	Māori people

Where did Maori come from?

listen)) are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa). Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of waka (canoe) voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350.

Where did Māori people come from?

Who lived in New Zealand First?

Māori
Māori were the first inhabitants of New Zealand or Aotearoa, guided by Kupe the great navigator. Learn more about the arrival of Māori.

What is New Zealand famous food?

While you’re in New Zealand, seek out a few of the following quintessential Kiwi foods and drinks.

• Crayfish and seafood.
• New Zealand lamb.
• Hāngī – food cooked under the ground.
• Fish and chips.
• New Zealand wine, beer and other drinks.
• Kiwi summer BBQ.
• New Zealand pavlova and fruit salad.

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAotearoaHistoryShow

When was the Aotearoa history show on RNZ?

RNZ presents The Aotearoa History Show – this time as an audio only podcast! Read more Audio Before people there was the land. We start the story of New Zealand 100 million years ago as tectonic forces tear apart Gondwana and Zealandia/Te Riu-a-Maiu is formed.

Where does the Maori name Aotearoa come from?

Aotearoa ( Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]; commonly pronounced by English speakers as /ˌaʊtɛəˈroʊ.ə/ (listen)) is the Māori name for New Zealand. It was originally used by the Māori people in reference to only the North Island but, since the late 19th century, the word has come to refer to the country as a whole.

When did people first come to New Zealand?

Missionaries and traders began to settle in Aotearoa New Zealand from the early decades of the nineteenth century. In 1840, Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) was signed between the British Crown and the indigenous Māori population.

When did New Zealand start singing the Aotearoa?

Beginning in the late 20th century, Aotearoa is becoming widespread in the bilingual names of national organisations and institutions. Since the 1990s, it has been customary to sing the New Zealand national anthem, ” God Defend New Zealand ” (or “Aotearoa”), in both Māori and English, exposing the name to a wider audience.