Maori Place Names Fourth Edition A.W. Reed

Pronounce and understand Maori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed’s classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand.

From Ahaura to Whitianga, this is the definitive guide to over 2300 of the most common and notable places across New Zealand. Where do names like Whangarei, Tauranga, Motueka and Timaru originate? What are the Maori names for Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin?

Maori Place Names gives concise answers to these and many more questions, with words broken down into component parts and macrons to indicate the correct pronunciation of vowels.

This fourth edition reorders some names to follow the Maori alphabet, includes maps showing principal names and reprints illustrations from the original 1950 edition.

Illustrations, soft cover, 152 pages.

Author: A.W. Reed, revised by Peter Dowling.