The Maori name for Milford Sound is Piopiotahi. This seems a distinct improvement on the original name which was given by Captain John Grono who discovered it in 1812. He named it Milford Haven after his homeland in Wales. This was later changed to Milford Sound by Captain John Lort Stokes who travelled on HMS Beagle, but even this is wrong as it is a fiord! It is a...