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Aotearoa- "The land of the long white cloud" is the most widely known and accepted Māori name for New Zealand. It seems the voyagers to New Zealand were guided during the day by a long white cloud and at night by a long oright cloud. The more usual one tells how, when Kupe was nearing land after his long voyage, the first sign of land was the peculiar cloud hanging over it. Kupe drew attention to it and said “Surely is a point of land”. His wife, Hine-te-aparangi, called out “He ao! He ao!” (a cloud! a cloud!) Later Kupe decided to call the land after his wife's greeting to it, and the cloud which welcomed them.
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One of the many scenic stops from Te Anau to Queenstown.