Aotearoa (?æ??t???ro??) n (Placename) the M?ori name for New Zealand[from M?ori ao tea roa Land of the Long White Cloud]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014