November 19, 2022
New Zealand is home to the longest place-name in the world. Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateaturipūkakapikimaungahoronukupōkaiwhenuakitānatahu is Māori for “the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as ‘landeater’, played his flute to his loved one.” Locals call it Taumata Hill.
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