Tena koutou e te Iwi

At our kura, Te kura taatahi o Waihi (Waihi beach school). We learned the longest place name in Aotearoa not only is it the longest place name in Aotearoa but the longest place name in the World.

"TaumatawhakatangihangakoauauoTamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu"

We learned how to say it using Cuisenaire rods and we also learned and understood the meaning behind the name. He ingoa Rangatira tera.