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Māori place names

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Māori place names

Auckland was a strategic location for Māori, and the centre of several important trade routes. This map, compiled in 1938, details Māori place names in the Auckland area.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Tāmaki tribes – Tribal history and places, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/1017/maori-place-names (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.