Timutimu Head

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The south-western headland of Akaroa Harbour is named Timutimu. It takes its name from the steep cliffs there.

Timutimu means short stump or to cut off short, and is perhaps a description of the bluff rising from the sea.

Sources

• Vangioni, Louis. Māori names & traditions — Points of interest around Akaroa Harbour The Akaroa Mail 1970

Online publications

• Old Maori place names around Akaroa Harbour by Louis J. Vangioni; with supplementary notes by D. J. C. Pringle. (3 MB PDF)

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