Talk:Mount Kaukau

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I added where the information came from, even though I didn't originally create the page, because I thought it would be a good idea. Nidwe
 * I just removed this reference because its simply this article on another website.. a bit stupid that they can do that on answers.com really Kotare 07:44, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

I removed the "with points north only" from the line "There is also a compass pedestal placed at the top..." as there are south points indicated also. See this photo for details: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2215767821&size=l Aidan (talk) 00:29, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

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Source of material in this article
This article has been lifted (plagiarised?) from an Everipedia website. --Gertrude206 (talk) 07:00, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * On the contrary, the Everipedia page says "The original version of this page is from Wikipedia". So it's the other way round: The Everipedia page copied its content from Wikipedia. Ross Finlayson (talk) 07:19, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Almost certainly the other way around. The website is consuming Wikipedia data.Andrewgprout (talk) 07:20, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Snap lol Andrewgprout (talk) 07:21, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Pronunciation of Kaukau
This mountain is near where I grew up. It's very important to me. Although I, and those who may be reading this, are not Maori, it is still highly important that we respect their mana they hold in this mountain and pronounce it the way it is supposed to be pronounced, (blend the sound of the a and the u, and you'll get a name that sounds almost like cocoa.) Please consult my talk page or this page before changing the pronunciation above. Cheers. Kā kite ano whanau. -Leavepuckgackle1998 Leavepuckgackle1998 (talk) 08:01, 17 July 2019 (UTC)


 * you need references to support your changes. The reference will need to say it is a large mountain - it is neither large or a mountain. And it will need to say its name is mispronounced by pakeha which it won’t.  Pronunciation is descriptive not prescriptive. I first heard of the hill as Mt core core from a parent who grew up there in the 1940s so we have come a long way ( via cow cow) since then to the current anglified pronunciation  Andrewgprout (talk) 09:32, 17 July 2019 (UTC)


 * When I say references I mean WP:RS only one of the refs provided here anyway meets this standard. Please get off your soapbox Wikipedia is not the place for such activism.Andrewgprout (talk) 14:06, 17 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Also I know you think you may be pronouncing the name of the hill in the proper Te Reo way but believe me you are not. Those English vowels simply get in the way and the attempt to mangle te reo just ends up sounding just like the phonetic alternative description. This isn’t disrespectful it is the way it is. Andrewgprout (talk) 14:20, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
 * For pronunciation of Maori placenames we probably should be using Template:IPAc-mi. Ajf773 (talk) 18:25, 17 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Made the change to the mi template which works a treat and should be uncontroversial. Made other editing changes to the lead to try to encyclopedify it all a bit better. Andrewgprout (talk) 06:04, 19 July 2019 (UTC)