Gummies Bush is a farming locality in Southland, New Zealand, west of the Aparima River, north of Riverton, and south from Otautau. It is said to be named after whaler and later pig-farmer James Leader, nicknamed "Gummie" because he had no teeth. Leader had a camp in the bush in this location.Wises New Zealand Guide Wises Publications Limited, Auckland 1987 To Māori, the area was known as Opuaki. It was apparently named after a person, Puaki, a word which means "to come forth in position," or "to come forth in language – that is to utter.Maori Place-names of Otago Author 1944. p 60
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