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Mahia.

A peninsula in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Mahia Peninsula.

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  1. A peninsula in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Mahia Peninsula.

  2. A beach in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Mahia Beach.

  3. A township in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Mahia Township.

Where this word comes from

From Māori Māhia, from Te Māhia, from te+māhia (“indistinct sound”). * (peninsula): From Te Māhia-mai-tawhiti (“the sound heard from a distance”),

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.