Unusual names can provide colour and descriptive power to a feature. Who can resist a cracking good name? Names are important because they anchor us to landscapes. Names enable us to communicate about places, to recognise specific features on maps and sometimes to make links between place and history. Naturally, Māori first named many parts […]
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