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From: "Patricia O'Shea" <>
Subject: Re Mt Taranaki/Egmont
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:04:38 +1300
References: <000101c4d5af$183dc170$079437d2@Downstairs> <000901c4d5b3$8b628b50$8e56b4ca@homegei4b22e6o>


I think Taranaki as a name for this mountain just may have been there a
little longer than 'a few years'!! It's simply that many places which had
Maori names previously, were given English names by their 'discoverers' and
that's what most of us grew up with. Personally I prefer the Maori names as
they usually have a meaning or a legend attached to them - always an
interesting aspect of place names when visiting other countries. Regards,
Patsy

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From: "storm20" <>
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Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [NZ] Patea Street


> Think Egmont will alway just be that name,
> I grew up with Egmont, Taranaki came a few years back
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> still huntin for lilian Harriet WELSH ( neeSecord)
> last heard of was Gisborne in 1919
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> Carolyn
> Foxton, NZ
> http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/
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