19-01-2023, 12:42 PM
(19-01-2023, 11:10 AM)Olive Wrote: There's this: "Legend has it that Kororareka is named after a broth made from the little blue penguin which was given to a Maori chief wounded in battle. He was believed to have said “Ka reka te korora – how sweet is penguin”, leading to the town's name."
And there's this: "Beach of Shells"
The penguin meaning sounds likely.
Looking at the Williams dictionary, Korora = blue penguin and Reka = sweet, palatable. Both words also have other meanings though.