Stewart Island Place Names ……
Shelter Point
Ruruhau ….. “Shelter from the Wind & Rain” Refers to the entire peninsula.
Raukawa ….. “to give shelter” Shelter Point
Shelter Point …… A descriptive name, taken from the Maori, but equally pertinent now
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