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There is a widespread, probably apocryphal, belief that the naming of many places was through a disagreement with the New Zealand surveying authorities. It has long been suggested that Thomson originally intended to give either classical or traditional
1308:(the South Island) – the greenstone water or 'the water of greenstone' where 'wai' can also refer to rivers or streams or other bodies of water. It has been surmised that the name evolved from Te Wahi Pounamu, meaning the greenstone place 1482:
names to many places, but these names were refused. In response, Thomson gave prosaic Northumbrian names to them, often simply in the form of a Northumbrian dialectic name for an animal. The Maniototo region around the town of
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as a result. Ranfurly itself was originally called "Eweburn". The area is still occasionally referred to as "Thomson's Barnyard" or the "Farmyard Patch".
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An authoritative list of New Zealand placenames, used for NZ government maps, is available in various forms. The list does not cover their meanings.
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pioneer, director of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, which created the seaside resort to help boost its railway; central
2094: 2044: 1823: 1418: 742: 2099: 2089: 1904: 1871: 856: 829:(Te Whaka-ata a Haki-te-kura) – originally Hays Lake and named for D. Hay, who came to the area looking for sheep country in 1859 311: 1861: 1320:– the Māori Language Commission renders this as Te Tihi-o-Maru, 'the peak of Maru'. Others have suggested that it derives from 17: 1841: 1745: 1605: 297: 2053: 1818: 1792: 1703: 1070: 571: 134:
name for New Zealand since the early 20th century; previously a Te Reo Māori name for the North Island. Usually glossed as
2034: 1797: 1772: 1213: 970: 1302:– Te Rae-kai-hau – The literal meaning of the name is ‘the headland that eats the wind’ (see Best, 8, Pt.5, p. 174) 1262: 2039: 1751: 1643: 1187: 177: 1736: 1696: 1191: 2029: 1156: 673: 2064: 1086: 2008: 1992: 1968: 1962: 1256:"the summit where Tamatea, who travelled about the land, played the flute to his beloved." This hill in 1988: 1958: 1670: 1447: 1209: 917: 641: 416: 287: 601: 1983: 1896: 1756: 1120:– Possibly a variant of "Pari-rua" ("two tides"), a reference to the two arms of the Porirua Harbour 975: 75: 1973: 1782: 1741: 1196: 979: 523: 370: 81: 1925: 1496: 1267: 1144: 1058: 879: 686: 574: 514: 401: 277: 36: 1180:: red – thought to be a reference to the Aurora Australis and unusual sunsets at these latitudes 892:– may mean "wading birds", although it has been suggested that the harbour was originally named 1978: 1169: 893: 579: 567: 343: 307: 232: 216: 193: 90: 85: 456:(Takiwira) – named after timber merchant and politician Joseph McMullen Dargaville (1837–1896) 1688: 1631: 1484: 1467: 1311: 1257: 1183: 663: 637: 605: 553: 407: 364: 321: 238: 1787: 1248: 1090: 948: 654: 510: 498: 388: 325: 257: 206: 94: 8: 1423: 1152: 1016: 966: 953: 944: 235:– named after the Black Ball Shipping Line, which leased land in the area for coal mining 103: 71: 1458:
Many of the locations in the southern South Island of New Zealand, especially those in
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shepherd and sheep thief who herded his stolen flocks to the largely unpopulated basin
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name is often glossed as "Cloud Piercer", but literally it consists of
98: 1239:, commander of first European ship to sight the country. Also name of 872:– named after its founders, the brothers Charles, Harry, and John Mace 1463: 1431: 1404: 1039: 905: 634:, a German geologist knighted for his services to New Zealand geology 614: 473: 436: 1545:"History books offer 'definite' guidance on pronunciation of Albany" 1720: 1354: 1335: 1273: 1094: 992: 911: 869: 779: 759: 649: 587: 518: 242: 173: 163: 153: 127: 107: 934:– named after an early European settler of the area, Walter Miller 290:– named due to being the last part of New Zealand seen by Captain 209:– named after either a Waimea Company employee or a local surveyor 1488: 1434: 1360: 1287: 1117: 1012: 996: 983: 961: 755: 645: 617:(Māwhera) – named for its location at the mouth of the Grey River 486: 465: 440: 392: 329: 254:– named after Michael John Burke, who discovered the pass in 1855 246: 792:(Te Rohe Pōtae) – district where the Māori King Movement led by 1427: 1317: 1080: 1052: 1025: 957: 799: 58: 48: 1718: 1277: 1021: 925: 883: 807: 803: 462:(Oruru) – named after a member of the Crown's surveying party 396: 419:– named for its erratic, meandering path across plains near 1408: 1148: 439:, a defensive formation constructed across the neck of the 367:– named as the "gateway" to coalfields in inland Canterbury 294:
and his crew in 1770 before beginning their homeward voyage
1235:– district named from the bay name, in honour of Dutchman 1254:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
1147:(Tāhuna) – most probably named after a small town called 928:. The Māori name, Piopiotahi, means "first native thrush" 35:
origins. An overview of naming practices can be found at
644:, commander of HMS Esk, who was killed in the battle of 595:(Maruawai) – for an early Governor of New Zealand, Sir 121:"sky". The English component is in honour of Captain 1407:– 'crossing' or 'ford', from 'Te Whitianga-a-Kupe', 902:(Wharekaka) – after the town's founder, John Martin 908:(Whakaoriori) – after local pioneer Joseph Masters 1134:: two – location is on a saddle between two hills 2081: 1089:– named after Earnslaw village in the parish of 1286:– Māori for "hanging in clusters"; the town of 859:, which created the town to service its railway 810:by retired British Army colonel De Renzie Brett 229:family to farm in the area, the Birdling family 1216:. Māori portion translates as "gravelly water" 280:(Waitaha) – after the city and archdiocese of 27:Placenames in New Zealand derive largely from 1704: 1502: 1155:which was renamed to Queenstown in honour of 1664:NZ Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha Aotearoa 1592:"Solar Terrestrial Dispatch – Image Gallery" 878:(or Mackenzie Country) – named by and after 845:– from the southern Māori form of the words 382:(Te Moana-o-Raukawa) – in honour of Captain 314:, settler advocate and provincial politician 1357:– Māori for "the waters of the grey mullet" 1083:is a native grass (similar to pampas grass) 724:meaning island, often anglicised as "Inch". 93:(Manuherikia or Areketanara) – named after 68:for "Long Harbour", equivalent to Whangaroa 1711: 1697: 1222:– named after local farmer Horace Sinclair 1067:Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston 1351:– Waiheke means cascading or ebbing water 410:(Tīrau) – origin unknown, possibly after 1446:– named after terraced cliffs above the 1419:Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 560:(Maori version is the standing place of 74:(Te Reo Māori: Ōkahukura) – named after 1515: 857:Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 447:. Its name means "Danes' works" in the 225:(Te Mata Hapuku) – named for the first 78:, as they were both fruit-growing areas 14: 2082: 1638:. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. 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Index

Thomson's Barnyard
British
Māori
New Zealand place names
Ahuroa
Te Reo Māori
Akaroa
Kāi Tahu
Te Reo Māori
Albany
Albany in Australia
Albert Town
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alexandra
Alexandra of Denmark
Edward VII
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Kāi Tahu
Te Reo Māori
James Cook
Aotearoa
Te Reo Māori
Aramoana
Te Reo Māori
Arapōhue
Te Reo Māori
Auckland
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
William Hobson
Balclutha

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