Kahumatamomoe

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.[1] Lake Rotoruas full name is Te Rotoruanui-a-Kahumatamomoe and was named by Ihenga to honour his uncle.[2]

References

  1. ^ Rāwiri Taonui (March 2009). "Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/nga-waewae-tapu-maori-exploration/5/4. 
  2. ^ Malcolm McKinnon (March 2009). "Volcanic Plateau places - Lake Rotorua". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/volcanic-plateau-places/2.