Taranaki
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This year in Aotearoa, also known as New Zealand, the mountain Taranaki Maunga was recognized as a legal person because the Maori see it as an ancestor.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
He has also held senior performance roles with the Brumbies and Taranaki Rugby Football Union.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
Mount Taranaki has a reputation as one of the deadliest mountains in New Zealand, according to the country's Mountain Safety Council.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
Ms. Beyer was sent to live first in a Salvation Army home, then with her maternal grandparents in Taranaki, a region northwest of Wellington, until she was about 5.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
For two years, however, things went on somewhat as before, and it was not until 1860, when a quarrel arose over some land in the province of Taranaki, that troubles fairly began.
From Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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