Kahumatamomoe
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Kahumatamomoe is an early Maori explorer. He travelled with his nephew Ihenga from Rotorua
to Kaipara Harbour
and then alone around the Coromandel Peninsula
and back to Rotorua. Lake Rotorua
s full name is Te Rotoruanui-a-Kahumatamomoe and was named by Ihenga to honour his uncle.
Rotorua
Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...
to Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Rodney District...
and then alone around the Coromandel Peninsula
Coromandel Peninsula
The Coromandel Peninsula lies in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Waikato Region and Thames-Coromandel District and extends 85 kilometres north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, forming a natural barrier to protect the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames in the west...
and back to Rotorua. Lake Rotorua
Lake Rotorua
Lake Rotorua is the second largest lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area, and covers 79.8km2. With a mean depth of only 10 metres it is considerably smaller than nearby Lake Tarawera in terms of volume of water. It is located in the Bay of Plenty region...
s full name is Te Rotoruanui-a-Kahumatamomoe and was named by Ihenga to honour his uncle.