Stewart Island Place Names ……
The Pigeon House
Whare Kukupa ….. The Pigeon House Kukupa is Southern Maori for the Wood Pigeon, or Kereru of further north. I do wonder if Whare Kukupa is actually a post European translation, rather than a pre-European name.
Sugarloaf …… From William Stewart’s map of 1809
The Pigeon House …… A descriptive name
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