Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud. This the name given to New Zealand by it's first settlers, the Maoris. No-one is exactly sure how the name came about but Aotea translates as Long and Roa as Cloud and it is thought that this is what the first Maoris to settle on the land saw when they arrived, a long cloud covering the land.
This I can relate to, after living in NZ for 7 years I witnessed some of the most amazing cloud formations that I have ever seen. It's not hard to understand why the first settlers would name the country after a cloud.
This I can relate to, after living in NZ for 7 years I witnessed some of the most amazing cloud formations that I have ever seen. It's not hard to understand why the first settlers would name the country after a cloud.
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