Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

hāria, nīko, nanī (Colenso -northern term) - more usually for wild turnip; rearea (Best, Colenso - southern North Island) - more usually for leaves of wild turnip; paea  (usually wild turnip); pūhā, pūwhā  - often used generically for greens; puka, a modern term. 

Māori cabbage, wild cabbage

Medicinal use of nanī ... "pleasant and refreshing" (Servant 1973)

Among Tūhoe - the natives say it is named after a very early European voyager, from whom seed was obtained. Best (1902) goes on to say "Now, Captain Cook was known as Paea amongst the natives of Poverty Bay, he being so named from the circumstance of calling out "Fire!" when he ordered his men to fire on the natives."