Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 10, 2019 17:15:58 GMT 12
NEW MĀORI NAME CREATED FOR SUBMERGED CONTINENT ZEALANDIA
Zealandia, the mostly submerged continent on which New Zealand sits, has been given a Māori name.
GNS Science, which played a big role in bringing the existence of Zealandia to the world's attention, said the New Zealand Geographic Board had wanted a Māori perspective considered for the name.
That would be achieved by making connections between the places where Māori migrated from, and whenua/land and kiwa/sea, GNS said. That was widened to a name that was acceptable to both Māori and Pasifika.
GNS approached Associate Professor Mānuka Hēnare, of Auckland University, to recommend a Māori name that reflected the nature and position of the continent......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/112578516/new-mori-name-created-for-submerged-continent-zealandia
Zealandia, the mostly submerged continent on which New Zealand sits, has been given a Māori name.
GNS Science, which played a big role in bringing the existence of Zealandia to the world's attention, said the New Zealand Geographic Board had wanted a Māori perspective considered for the name.
That would be achieved by making connections between the places where Māori migrated from, and whenua/land and kiwa/sea, GNS said. That was widened to a name that was acceptable to both Māori and Pasifika.
GNS approached Associate Professor Mānuka Hēnare, of Auckland University, to recommend a Māori name that reflected the nature and position of the continent......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/112578516/new-mori-name-created-for-submerged-continent-zealandia
