Te Whanganui-a-Tara
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Te Whanganui a Tara is a M ori name for Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Originally it described the actual harbour (today officially known as Wellington Harbour), but the term has come to be accepted as the name of the city as well. It translates as the great harbour of Tara, which refers to chief Tara who M ori tradition says visited the area in the 12th century and decided to stay. Although people are said to have lived there since Kupe visited in the 10th century, it is Tara who is remembered, both in the name of the city and the name of the first iwi (tribe) to settle there permanently, Ngai Tara.…mehr

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Te Whanganui a Tara is a M ori name for Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Originally it described the actual harbour (today officially known as Wellington Harbour), but the term has come to be accepted as the name of the city as well. It translates as the great harbour of Tara, which refers to chief Tara who M ori tradition says visited the area in the 12th century and decided to stay. Although people are said to have lived there since Kupe visited in the 10th century, it is Tara who is remembered, both in the name of the city and the name of the first iwi (tribe) to settle there permanently, Ngai Tara.