Naming
- To New Zealanders, 'The Coast' generally refers to the West Coast of the South Island, and 'Coasters' to those that live there.
- 'Westland' is used by some New Zealanders to refer to the whole of the West Coast, including Grey District, Buller District, and Fiordland, and can also refer to the short-lived Westland Province of 1873–76.
- Fiordland is geographically on the west coast of New Zealand but has no direct road connection, and is in the Southland rather than West Coast administrative region.
Read more about this topic: West Coast Region
Famous quotes containing the word naming:
“The night is itself sleep
And what goes on in it, the naming of the wind,
Our notes to each other, always repeated, always the same.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“Husband,
who am I to reject the naming of foods
in a time of famine?”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“See, see where Christ’s blood streams in the firmament!
One drop would save my soul—half a drop! ah, my Christ!—
Ah, rend not my heart for naming of my Christ!—
Yet will I call on him!—O, spare me, Lucifer!—
Where is it now? ‘T is gone; and see where God
Stretcheth out his arm, and bends his ireful brows!—
Mountains and hills, come, come and fall on me,
And hide me from the heavy wrath of God!”
—Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)