Large flat or plain.

Originally Kaiapohia, name of the famous fortress of the Ngai-Tahu tribe. So named from the gathering in of food for the garrison, from a distance; food carried or swung there.

Literally day of health, but many associated meanings. An ancient Polynesian name. Hui-te-Rangiora was a legendary place of instruction and amusement, where all kinds of knowledge were imparted by the priests, and all games and amusements taught.

River with a thick muddy sediment.

River which cuts out its course or erodes its banks.

Beard; the withered drooping lower leaves of fern-tree or cabbage-tree.

River of currents; swirling river.