EU4 - Development Diary - 12th of January 2021

[Aldaron]

This needs another looking at. Te Tai Tokerau and Waitaha in particular are absurd names. Te Tai Tokerau is not and has never been a name for a political entity. It is a direction—north. Consider Nga Puhi or Ngapuhi. Waitaha is not a political entity either. Ngaitahu or Kaitahu would be the proper name. Mataatua also is a marae, not a people, and should be called Ngati Awa.

I decided to go with the confederations (waka) instead of tribes when designed this for abstraction. I am neither happy with Te Tai Tokerau, but Nga Puhi is not valid in my mind because it is a tribe inside the confederation, not the name of it. If someone can give me a better name than Te Tai Tokerau I will happily change it.

Waitaha is perfectly fine as it was the first tribe (iwi) in the southern island. Ngaitahu came much later.

Mataatua is also the name of a canoe or waka and represent a group of tribes. Ngati Awa is only an iwi inside that waka.

I am not an expert in Maori culture and I have tried my best in being respectful to them (or you as I have read you are Maori). I do not think many of these "corrections" are actually "correct" as I tried to prove. That being said, I am open to suggestions to improve these names.

Just do not be too hard on me

 

[Aldaron]

Nice, I will try to rename the TAGs for more fitting ones. Will also move the Waitaha north, but according to a Maori Atlas I have it called that area like the center of the Waitahas. That´s why I selected that province.

I appreciate the help and specially that you guys took it calmly understanding that I might do things not perfectly due to lack of info but not with disrespect.

 

[Aldaron]

I have moved Waitaha north and renamed the two conflictive TAGs as kindly requested. Further changes would not be possible because of the schedule, but glaring issues should have been resolved.