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… Twinkling in the winter sky just before dawn, Matariki (the Pleiades) signals … It is a time for communities to come together and celebrate. In the 2000s, it became more common for both Māori and Pākehā to celebrate Matariki. Since 2022, a public holiday marking Matariki …
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… and his politics. He challenged the New Zealand prime minister and the British Crown to honour the Treaty of Waitangi. The church he founded had tens of thousands of followers in the early 21st century, … Rātana Church – Te Haahi Rātana …
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… Why do sandflies bite us so fiercely? They are taking revenge on Tū, the god of … Te aitanga pepeke – the insect world …
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… The weather, birds, fish and trees, sun and moon are related to each other, and to the people of the land. … Te Ao Mārama – the natural world …
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… talismans were an important way to ensure his favour and protect the bounty of the ocean, lakes and rivers. … Te hī ika – Māori fishing …
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… round of activities, done on a whānau or hapū basis. Later, Māori worked as contract labourers and in shearing … Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce …
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… and Māori women guides became household names. But after the eruption of Mt Tarawera destroyed or submerged the Pink and White Terraces, the government gained control of thermal … Te tāpoi Māori – Māori tourism …
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… as the means of life. Tāne, the god of the forest, separated earth and sky and let light into the world. These … Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology …
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… Māori women traditionally gave birth in specially built shelters. There were rituals to observe and karakia to recite. Mothers sang oriori to their babies – lullabies which … Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth …
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… As moa and seals became depleted in New Zealand, Māori sought new foods. Of the plants … them kūmara was one species that survived – it was a favourite food, and land where it grew was dotted with defensive pā. In southern regions where no … Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions …
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… Land has been alienated from Māori in a variety of ways. Some was sold to the government or other buyers, often for very low prices; other areas were confiscated after the New Zealand wars and used for Pākehā … Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation …
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… an altitude of 978 m. German immigrant and farmer Harry Peters pioneered the current route to North Egmont via Kaimiro in the late 1880s. Before then, most climbs were made after crossing … Te Papa Kura o Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park) …
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Part of story: Taranaki places
… Te hauora Māori i mua – history of Māori health …
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… to the heavens Human life and knowledge were said to originate in the realm of Ranginui, the sky father. In one tradition, the god Tāne climbed to the citadel Te Tihi-o-Manono, in the highest of the 12 heavens, known as …
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Part of story: Ranginui – the sky
… First musket wars In 1821 Waikato expelled Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha from Kāwhia after much intertribal fighting between Ngāti Toa and Waikato …
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Part of story: Musket wars
… to region, and from tohunga to tohunga. Genealogies most often begin from Te Pō (representing the unknown darkness of creation). Te Pō …
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Part of story: Whakapapa – genealogy
… The territory extends from Te Taumata-ō-Apanui (between Tōrere and Hāwai) to …
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Part of story: Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
… forces invaded Taranaki, taking Pukerangiora pā, a Te Āti Awa stronghold, in December 1831. The siege of Pukerangiora had a devastating impact on Te Āti Awa, with many killed in the most horrible manner. …
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Part of story: Te Āti Awa of Wellington