He pakirehua whenua - An whenua-based inquiry

Kua tīmata au te rangahau i te ingoa tūturu o Arahura. I have begun research into the history of the name of our local awa, ko Arahura. Ka wānanga, ka haurapa, ka kohikohi, ā, ka āta whakaaroaro. Ka whakamahia te mahere kūkara. Ka whakamahia te taupānga, ko Mote.