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New Zealand road sign magnet- Aotearoa (with map of NZ)
12cm x 3cm magnet in style of NZ Road sign Green road sign pointing to Aotearoa
(Aotearoa when translated from Maori to english means Land of The Long White Cloud)
Other possible translations include "long bright world" or "land of abiding day".
"Land of the long white cloud": This is the most common translation and is linked to the Māori story of the first voyagers seeing a long white cloud ahead of them, which guided them to the new land.
"Land of the long white cloud": This is the most common translation and is linked to the Māori story of the first voyagers seeing a long white cloud ahead of them, which guided them to the new land.
- "Long bright world": This translation comes from a breakdown of the word: "ao" (world), "tea" (bright), and "roa" (long).
- "Land of abiding day": This is another translation that may refer to New Zealand having longer daylight hours in the summer compared to other Pacific islands. (more obscure)
(source ChatGPT and University of Waikato)
