1. Whakapapa Whakapapa is a village and ski field on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu. As ‘Wh’ is pronounced ‘f’ in Maori, when this word is pronounced to an English-speaker, the ski field seems to be implying sexual acts with one’s parent. Rest assured, in the Maori language, te reo Maori, Whakapapa means genealogy. © Penny Egleton - Tourism NZ

2. Whakahoro On the subject of whaking, this is slightly more acceptable, as it goes with the job description.Whakahoro is on the edge of the Whanganui National Park. © James Shook on Wikipedia

3. Taumatawhakatangihangakoa uauotamateaturipukakapikimanga horonukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu At 85 letters long, this is the longest place name in the world! See the sign for yourself at Porangahau in Hawke’s Bay. © russellstreet

3. Hump Ridge Track More sexual connotations… © Tareen Ellis - Tourism NZ

4. Hooker Valley No, this is not a valley of hookers. It is, however, an awesome walk to do in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. © Fraser Gunn - Tourism NZ

5. Waipu Why poo? We don’t know, but Waipu is actually a beautiful beach settlement in Northland not too far to some of the best free glowworm caves in New Zealand. © Bernard Spragg on Flickr

6. Tutaekuri River This Maori word translated into English means ‘dog s**t’. © Pixabay

7. Mount Tarawera While some translate “Tarawera” to “Burnt Spear”, others translate to “Burning Vagina”… © NZPocketGuide.com

8. Te Urewera Te Urewera translates to ‘single genitals’ or ‘burnt penis’ after a Maori tale of a chief who rolled too close to a fire while he was sleeping. © NZPocketGuide.com

9. Shag Point You know where to go… © travelblog.org