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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 1 (April 1, 1936.)
Greymouth-Canterbury Line. (The Midland Railway)
Greymouth-Canterbury Line. (The Midland Railway).
| Kokiri: |
To dash forward, charge. |
| Patara: |
An English word maorified—bottle, or the name Butler. |
| Kaimata: |
Uncooked food. |
| Aratika: |
Straight road. |
| Kotuku: |
The white heron. Abbreviation of the name of Lake Brunner, KotukuWhakaoka, the “White Heron Stabbing,” referring to the act of the kotuku when fishing, suddenly darting his long sharp beak. |
| Moana: |
Sea, large lake. Name given in pakeha times to the township and Lake Brunner. |
| Ruru: |
The owl. |
| Roto-manu: |
Bird lake. |
| Otira: |
Food for a journey. O = food; tira (in full tira-haere), a party of travellers. Applied to the old camping place on the lower part of the Otira River, in the forest. |
