Te Poporo / Bulli Point
 Looking down into Lake Taupō from Te Poporo | |
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Te Poporo / Bulli Point is a point on Lake Taupō, in the central North Island of New Zealand. The point is a popular spot for rock jumping.[1]
Location[]
Te Poporo sits in on the eastern side of Lake Taupō. It lies close to State Highway 1, less than one kilometre east of Motutere.
Naming[]
The name Te Poporo is a Te Reo Māori name taken from the pā that once stood on the hill above the point.[2] It was one of several important pā located between Motutere and . The pā may have been named after Pōporo, a Māori name for Solanum aviculare and Solanum laciniatum, a local shrub with white to blue-purple flowers, and yellow to orange fruit.[3] A point on the western side of the lake, ,[4] also contains a word for the same shrub, Poroporo.[5]
The origin of the name Bulli Point is unclear. Toitū Te Whenua's New Zealand Gazetteer suggests it may be a contraction of Bull Island Point, as this is what it was recorded as on NZMS 3 N102-6 Te Rangiiti.[6]
In popular culture[]
- Lorde mentions jumping off of "Bulli" Point in her song "Oceanic Feeling".[7]
- A band from Te Awakairangi ki Tai goes by the name "Bulli Point".[8]
References[]
- ^ "Scenic route: Rock jumping at Bulli Point". Stuff. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Hoeta Te Hata (translated by H. J. Fletcher) (1916). "Ngati-Tuharetoa occupation of Taupo-nui-a-tia". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 25 (99): 104–116.
- ^ "Pōporo". Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Te Poroporo Point". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Poroporo". Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Te Poporo / Bulli Point". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "'I'm beginning a journey': The inside story of Lorde's surprise mini-album in te reo Māori". thespinoff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Bulli Point Band". genius.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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