Aotearoa is the Māori name for New Zealand. You will hear it in the country itself — in welcome speeches, on the news, and more and more beside the English name, or even in front of it, as in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Aotearoa是 is the Māori name for New Zealand紐西蘭的毛利語名字。You will hear it你會 in the country itself在紐西蘭當地聽到它——in welcome speeches在歡迎詞裡、on the news在新聞裡，and more and more beside the English name而且越來越常放在英文名旁邊，or even in front of it甚至放在前面，as in就像 Aotearoa New Zealand這樣。

Say it in slow pieces, roughly ah-oh-teh-ah-roh-ah. The Māori word is often explained as "long white cloud," from a story of voyagers seeing a long cloud over the land.

Say it唸的時候 in slow pieces一個音節一個音節慢慢唸，roughly大概是 ah-oh-teh-ah-roh-ah。The Māori word這個毛利字 is often explained as常被解釋成 "long white cloud"「長長的白雲」，from a story of voyagers seeing a long cloud over the land出自航海者看見陸地上方有一長條雲的故事。

Though actually, the name has also been used for the North Island, not only for the whole country, and not every scholar tells the cloud story the same way. What you can stand behind is this: it is a Māori name, now widely used for New Zealand as a whole, and it is not an English nickname invented for tourists.

Though actually不過事實上，the name這個名字 has also been used for the North Island也曾經專指北島，not only for the whole country而不是只指整個國家，and not every scholar tells the cloud story the same way而且不是每位學者講的雲的故事都一樣。What you can stand behind你可以確定的是 is this：it is a Māori name這是個毛利語名字，now widely used for New Zealand as a whole現在廣泛用來指整個紐西蘭，and it is not an English nickname invented for tourists而不是為觀光客發明的英文暱稱。

Use it with the respect you would give any people's name for their home.

Use it用這個字的時候 with the respect要抱著尊重的心 you would give any people's name for their home就像你對待任何民族稱呼自己家園的名字一樣。