Aorangi:

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Aorangi:

A name given to numerous mountains and hills in New Zealand. Meaning: “Cloud of heaven,” also “light of heaven,” sometimes referring to the sunshine on a height when the lower world is in shadow. The name is ancient Polynesian, from Tahiti.

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Title: The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 10 (January 1, 1936)

Publication details: New Zealand Government Railways Department

Part of: The Railways Magazine

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