Waikanae was originally called Meremere which means peaceful, calm and abundance . The name was changed later when a traveller stopped at Waikanae sat under the full moon saw the abundance here which included the schools of mullet hence the newer name Waikanae or mullet waters.
Jeremy Seamark said:
Waikanae was originally called Meremere which means peaceful, calm and abundance . The name was changed later when a traveller stopped at Waikanae sat under the full moon saw the abundance here which included the schools of mullet hence the newer name Waikanae or mullet waters.