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… Spring Kōanga is the Māori word for spring (September to November). It includes the word ‘kō’, a digging … known as ‘ua kōwhai’ or kōwhai showers, referring to the September bloom of yellow flowers on the kōwhai tree. Summer …
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Part of story: Tāwhirimātea – the weather
… Manga, later called Rewi Maniapoto, was born in Waikato early in the nineteenth century. According to his memorial at Kihikihi, he …
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… in his narrative of the fighting on the East Coast, states that he was born on 30 October 1850 at Whareponga, near Waipiro Bay. He belonged to Te Aowera and Te Aitanga-a-Mate of Ngāti Porou . His father …
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… Ngā-kahu-whero was a descendant of the great Te Rarawa leader Te Rēinga, whose dwelling place was north Hokianga. Te Rēinga had supreme authority over the people and land of …
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… Risk-takers An old proverb sums up the character of the Tūhoe people: Tūhoe moumou kai Moumou taonga Moumou tangata ki te Pō. Tūhoe wasteful of food Wasteful of treasures Wasters …
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Part of story: Ngāi Tūhoe
… which combined lines of descent from Ngāti Kahungunu , Te Aitanga-a-Whata, Rangitāne and Ngāi Tahu of southern … of the half-brothers Hoani Parāone Tūnuiārangi and Taiāwhio Te Tau . Pūrakau Maika's mother was Makuhea, also known as …
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… Hōri Pukehika, a leader of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi of the lower Wanganui River, was a noted carver and one of the last of his people skilled in the …
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… most significant development in Māori education since the later 20th century has been the explosive growth in … The kōhanga reo movement was a response to the dire state of te reo Māori (the Māori language). In 1913 over 90% of …
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Part of story: Māori education – mātauranga
… Pāora Taki belonged to Ngāi Te Rakiāmoa hapū of Ngāi Tahu . He was born probably in the early nineteenth century. His father, Rakiāmoa, and his mother, Kere, …
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… Ancestors The origins of Te Āti Awa of Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour) lie with Toitehuatahi or Toi-kai-rākau, the Polynesian explorer. One of …
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Part of story: Te Āti Awa of Wellington
… son of Tangaroa (god of the sea), had two offspring: Ikatere (fast fish) and Tū-te-wehiwehi, also called Tū-te-wanawana (reptiles). After the separation of Ranginui …
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Part of story: Ngārara – reptiles
… was also responsible for shaping New Zealand. Kupe separates the islands When Kupe arrived in New Zealand he found … Hūtana referred to Kupe separating the islands in a letter to the Māori-language newspaper, Te Toa Takitini : E …
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Part of story: Whenua – how the land was shaped
… so humankind is born from women. A woman’s womb, called te whare tangata (the house of humanity), is seen as the … ngā hūhā o Ruawehea. Come forth, welcome Come forth and enter the thighs of Ruawehea. 1 This saying recognises …
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Part of story: Papatūānuku – the land
… Tūmate Mahuta was born, probably in July 1893, at Waahi pā, near … son of Mahuta , the third Māori King, and his wife, Te Marae. His elder brothers were Te Rata , the fourth King, … Mahuta, Tūmate …
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… Philanthropist newspapers Promotion of temperance, the European way of life and Christianity, as … several papers) produced three of brief duration entitled Te Waka o te Iwi (1857), Te Whetu o te Tau (1858) and Ko …
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Part of story: Māori newspapers and magazines – ngā niupepa me ngā moheni
… the eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Kahungunu, illustrates how sexual exploits were openly discussed by men and … was like as a husband. She replied, ‘Kāore hoki tērā te hanga o taku tāne, kāore e rūpeke mai ana, takoto noa mai …
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Part of story: Hōkakatanga – Māori sexualities
… Te Ua Haumēne A new religion, founded by Te Ua Haumēne, emerged from the conflict over land in Taranaki. Te Ua had been captured by Waikato in a raid on Taranaki in …
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Part of story: Taranaki tribe
… Ngātuere was born at Te Pāparu, a Wairarapa pā near Te Ahikōuka, in the vicinity of the Waiōhine River. His … Ngātuere Tāwhirimātea Tāwhao …
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… the appearance of Matariki in the morning sky in mid-winter marked Te Mātahi o te Tau, the beginning of the Māori New Year. …
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Part of story: Matariki – Te Tau Hou Māori
… getting access to education for their children. They encountered a significantly different cultural environment, with … predominant and English the main language. One way of countering this situation was relocating Māori culture to the …
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Part of story: Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city