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Description
Feature shown on: NZMS260 S25 Pt R25 Edition 2 1995; 'Wellington, near Otaki. Lit. kopu: belly; reherehe: wrinkled. This peculiar name refers to eels in the tiny lake. At one time they were fat and firm of flesh, but had shrunk and become wrinkled.' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.