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Feature shown on: NZMS260 U15 Edition 1 1982 Limited Revision 1996; 'Mokoia is derived from a pun on two words: ko: digging implement; and moko: facial tattoo. During inter-tribal warfare on the island a chief was stabbed by a ko in the moko pattern on his face. An earlier name was Te Motutapu-a-Tinirau: lit. te: the; motu: island; tapu: sacred; a: of; Tinirau, a name with legendary allusions across Polynesia. See also Motutapu Island. On this island is the pool known as Hinemoa’s Bath, the Maori name of which is Waikimihia: lit. wai: water; kimihia: sought for. After her long swim across the lake, directed by the flute music of her lover, Tutanekai, Hinemoa rested in the warm pool and was discovered there by Tutanekai.' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.
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