Niukāhera

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English Newcastle.

Proper noun

Niukāhera

1. Newcastle (a city in New South Wales, Australia)

   Kua mutu te mahi a ngā tāngata keri waro o Niukāhera, wāhi o Ahitereiria.

   The coal miners of Newcastle, a place in Australia, have stopped work.

2. Any other city called Newcastle

References

“Niukāhera” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.