Te Upoko o te Ika
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Te Upoko o te Ika is the Māori name for New Zealand’s Wellington Region, referring to it as “the head of the fish” in the traditional North Island fish metaphor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Te Upoko o te Ika canonical | 2 |
| Te Upoko o Te Ika | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5173590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Upoko o te Ika Context triple: [Wellington Region, alsoKnownAs, Te Upoko o te Ika]
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A.
More Fish
More Fish is a 2006 hip-hop album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah that serves as a companion piece to his acclaimed album Fishscale.
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B.
The Big Tuna
The Big Tuna is the famous nickname of Bill Parcells, a Hall of Fame NFL head coach known for turning struggling teams into contenders.
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C.
Honu ika Moana
Honu ika Moana is a family-friendly multi-person water slide attraction at Universal’s Volcano Bay water theme park in Orlando, Florida.
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D.
The Bass
The Bass is a contemporary art museum in Miami Beach, Florida, known for its exhibitions of international modern and contemporary art.
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E.
El Gran Pez
El Gran Pez is the popular nickname of the Mexican football club Dorados de Sinaloa, reflecting its identity and local cultural ties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Upoko o te Ika Target entity description: Te Upoko o te Ika is the Māori name for New Zealand’s Wellington Region, referring to it as “the head of the fish” in the traditional North Island fish metaphor.
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A.
More Fish
More Fish is a 2006 hip-hop album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah that serves as a companion piece to his acclaimed album Fishscale.
-
B.
The Big Tuna
The Big Tuna is the famous nickname of Bill Parcells, a Hall of Fame NFL head coach known for turning struggling teams into contenders.
-
C.
Honu ika Moana
Honu ika Moana is a family-friendly multi-person water slide attraction at Universal’s Volcano Bay water theme park in Orlando, Florida.
-
D.
The Bass
The Bass is a contemporary art museum in Miami Beach, Florida, known for its exhibitions of international modern and contemporary art.
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E.
El Gran Pez
El Gran Pez is the popular nickname of the Mexican football club Dorados de Sinaloa, reflecting its identity and local cultural ties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori place name
ⓘ
traditional geographic region name ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Wellington urban area
ⓘ
linked to:
Wellington City
surrounding districts of Wellington Region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Te Ika-a-Māui
ⓘ
Wellington Harbour ⓘ Wellington city ⓘ
linked to:
Wellington City
|
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Māori tradition ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
ika (fish)
ⓘ
upoko (head) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | iwi of the Wellington area ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalRole | head of the fish of Māui ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | Māori explanations of North Island geography ⓘ |
| language | Māori language ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | the head of the fish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Zealand
ⓘ
North Island ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional North Island fish metaphor ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Māori name of the Wellington Region ⓘ |
| refersTo | Wellington Region ⓘ |
| refersToPartOf |
Te Ika-a-Māui (North Island)
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand North Island
|
| regionType | administrative region (Wellington Region) ⓘ |
| toponymCategory | traditional Māori toponym ⓘ |
| usedBy | Māori communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Māori cartographic and geographic discourse
ⓘ
Māori oral traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Te Upoko o te Ika Description of subject: Te Upoko o te Ika is the Māori name for New Zealand’s Wellington Region, referring to it as “the head of the fish” in the traditional North Island fish metaphor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Te Upoko o te Ika