Aotearoa
Proper noun
Meaning
Aotearoa
(chiefly New Zealand, obsolete) The North Island of New Zealand.
Synonym: North Island
(chiefly New Zealand) New Zealand, especially seen in a Polynesian or pre-colonial context.
Synonyms: Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand
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Examples
Australia's preparation will be a month shorter than the All Blacks', with Super Rugby Aotearoa wrapping up on August 16 with no play-offs or final, and Australia's form players likely to be wrapped up in competition until September 19.
Dates confirmed for NZ's 'Super Rugby Aotearoa'
Earlier in the Super Rugby Aotearoa season, the Crusaders beat the Highlanders 40-20 at Forsyth Barr Stadium, though that score flattered the visiting team as it scored a couple of converted tries late in the game.
I also thought about how connected it was to both Australia, through the nationality of Brenton Tarrant, and Aotearoa, New Zealand, and their settler colonial pasts and present.
Aotearoa (NZ's native name) literally translates to land of the long white cloud.
NZCBC President Bishop Patrick Dunn said that “following on from last year’s national survey of young people and the Church and the Aotearoa Catholic Youth festival, there is a real groundswell of support for this synod”.