Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is the Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu)). In the pre-European era, Māori did not have a collective name for the two islands.
Several meanings for Aotearoa have been proposed; the most popular translation usually given is "land of the long white cloud", or variations thereof. This refers to the cloud formations which helped early Polynesian navigators find the country.
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I am loving the scribbling out of New Zealand from the map
There is nothing worth thinking about under the black smudge
As an Australian , as far as I know there is just a long white cloud over endless ocean over that spot there. Satellite imagery proves it. 🤷♂️
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aotearoa
Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is the Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu)). In the pre-European era, Māori did not have a collective name for the two islands.
Several meanings for Aotearoa have been proposed; the most popular translation usually given is "land of the long white cloud", or variations thereof. This refers to the cloud formations which helped early Polynesian navigators find the country. :::
How to piss off:
All kiwis
All LOTR fans
Half of the people who live in QLD...
Don't be silly, New Zealand doesn't exist.
As an Aussie I don't think Tasmania should've been coloured in green here.
(P.S. I love Tasmania this is just a joke)
As an Aussie I don't think Tasmania should be on the map at all.
Yeah, pass them over to us (the unmentionable to the east), we'll have 'em!
Technically you already have Tasmania, being part of Australia and all
Hey, fuck you buddy! We're our own sovereign country and don't want your rotating PM (our 3 headed monsters are bad enough, lately)
Tell me you're not Jesus without telling me that you're not Jesus.
What is that black area?
Nothing you need to worry about mate.
An aussie saying "nothing to worry about"... Holy shit, it's giant spiders, innit?
Part of the joke. New Zealand.
With two buoyant enough platforms you can walk anywhere.
TIL that land is infinitely buoyant.
Not infinitely. But we are buoyant enough for walking on it.
Treadmill on a boat.
you can't walk TO somewhere where you already are
Tell that to the treadmill.
I love how NZ is just marked out for no reason.
They know what they did.
not with that attitude
Anyone could walk to Australia in Pangea.
Up to about 200m years ago...
Mind you, I'm in Australia and wouldn't dare try to walk to some parts of Australia...
First Nations people walked here about 65k years ago so it was possible still for a fairly long time.
He lost buoyancy with those holes in his feet.
Jesus bout to end this maps career
Yes.
I bet there's a way over from PNG
80% of Risk games, 60% of the way through the game
Jesus could