This is a short (but sweet) unofficial video from the New Zealand Laughs Funny tour 2026 – but it made me giggle.

“Can you say the name of this town in the North Island of NZ?”

According to NewZealand.com (here):

Near Porangahau in Hawke’s Bay is an unassuming hill known as “Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu“, which translates into English as “the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as ‘landeater’, played his flute to his loved one.” Locals simply call it Taumata Hill.

It’s the “big knees” bit that’s a puzzle to me…