Comment by eesmith

I don't see stingray. I maybe see a bat.

The summary from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island is:

> According to Māori mythology, the North and South Islands of New Zealand arose through the actions of the demigod Māui. Māui and his brothers were fishing from their canoe (the South Island) when he caught a great fish and pulled it right up from the sea. While he was not looking, his brothers fought over the fish and chopped it up. This great fish became the North Island, and thus a Māori name for the North Island is Te Ika-a-Māui ("The Fish of Māui").

Does your perception of the stingray match the head location in local use?

> Names of certain tribes like Muaūpoko (mua upoko "front of the head") and Muriwhenua (muri whenua, "backland")

Muaūpoko is in the south of Te Ika A Māui.