[1] The name Areora refers to the story behind the name of the village.

Because the carpenter doesn't know what to say, he finds something to make the chief happy.

So he said to the chief: "The short side of the house is for the chief Tangaroa and his family, the long side of the house is for the people of Areora".

When the carpenters explain this to the chief he was totally happy, so the chief didn't kill the carpenter.

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