The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 12 (March 2, 1936)
Gisborne Line
Gisborne Line.
Waikohu:
Misty river; foggy waters. The mountain river Waikohu runs in a deep and often mist-filled valley.
Māhaki:
Mild; meek; calm; quiet.
Rākauroa:
Tall, tree.
Mātāwai:
Water-spring; source of a stream.