"Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu"
Means , the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater’, played his flute to his loved one. (100% pure New Zealand)
It is located near Porangahau in Hawkes Bay. If you hang-by along Napier and Hasting or having an apple-jobs around there. You maybe can take a chance drive-thru that area "purposely" to get a photo shoot or mark a foot step on New Zealand's map.
However, there are also researches that proof this is not the longest name, and it supposed to be "Bangkok" who crown the longest place name.
It is funny if you just read the whole phrase out, but it is lovely when you hear people sing it out as a rhyme of song. Please click below to listen.
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