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… east of Masterton, the eldest surviving son of Hineipikitia-ki-te-rangi (Piki) Reiri, of Te Whiti, and her husband, Paraikete (Blanket) …
Type: Biography
… patients. Among those supporting its retention was Mary King (wife of businessman Newton King), who purchased it for £10 ($2,000 in 2022 values) and … had fallen into disrepair. In 1910 the rotten timbers in Ōtaki’s Rangiātea Church (opened in 1851) were replaced, its …
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Part of story: Historic places
… have revered dolphins. The Greeks put people to death for killing them, and Māori often described them as taniwha, or … She decided to swim to her father’s home on Rangitoto ki te Tonga, near D’Urville Island at the edge of the Marlborough Sounds – a distance of 80 kilometres across the northern approach to Cook Strait. …
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Part of story: Dolphins
… established a Wellington-based trainee scheme for Māori seeking museum careers. The course was run by weaver Erenora … on the scheme went on to work in museums. The return of Pūkaki The taonga Pūkaki, carved around 1836, is one of the most important tūpuna …
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Part of story: Māori and museums – ngā whare taonga
… her uncle, Nuku-pewapewa , and her first cousin, Pehi Tūtepākihirangi. Her father, Te Whatahoronui, and many of his … peninsula about 1834. Te Aitū and a cousin, Wī Kīngi Tūtepākihirangi, were captured and held (possibly on Kāpiti … been living since 1834 under the protection of Te Wera Hauraki , a Ngāpuhi leader. It is said that Te Aitū and John were …
Type: Biography
… of Tūrangawaewae marae, the seat of the Kīngitanga (Māori King movement) in Ngāruawāhia (led by Te Puea). Paraire … to perform it at the opening of the meeting house Te Hono-ki-Rarotonga in Tokomaru Bay in 1934. In 1939 Ngāwai moved … famous ‘Arohaina mai e te Kīngi nui’ (Care for us, great King). Ngoi Pēwhairangi Tuini Ngāwai’s niece Ngoingoi …
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Part of story: Māori composers – ngā kaitito waiata
… used to illustrate the connection between erotic love and kinship relationships. Hinemoa and Tūtānekai The story of … smeared with honey from the fruit (or pātangatanga) of the kiekie plant as a way of attracting the attentions of women. …
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Part of story: Love and romance
… Hauraki–Coromandel is a region of photogenic coastline, relics of … volcanic Coromandel Peninsula and the flat and fertile Hauraki Plains. The region’s ecology and landscape underwent … boundaries To local Māori the entire region is called Hauraki, encompassing the waters and lands from Mahurangi on the …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… Te Iki-o-te-rangi Pouwhare, regarded as a paramount chief in … history and traditions, and widely respected as a wise and kindly leader. He was born at Te Houhi in the Rangitāiki River valley, 30 miles south of Whakatāne, probably … Pouwhare, Te Iki-o-te-rangi …
Type: Biography
… His wife, Te Awa, was closely related to the Taranaki prophet Te Whiti-o-Rongomai . As a young man of 18 or 19, … was taken to Te Whiti and other elders of Parihaka in Taranaki to learn the ancient teachings and philosophies of his … trust was his dream for 50 years. Much of Puketapu’s working life was spent as a freezing-works butcher, roading …
Type: Biography
… Waimārama Coastal settlement south of Cape Kidnappers. Waimārama and the surrounding district had a … and was a base for the band and their families. Kahurānaki (646 m) is the highest summit on the coastal hill … entry to the land, while Broughton was charged with breaking into the tent of one of her followers and ‘throwing it …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay places
… upbringing conditioned them to be experts in weaponry and skilled in the strategies of war. Children were subjected by … and parrying games improved children’s motor skills for the inevitability of battle. Young men were taught … and economy of movement. The proverb ‘He waewae taumaha, he kiri mākū’ (heavy feet, wet skin) reminded warriors that …
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Part of story: Mau rākau – Māori use of weaponry
… names Particular districts had specific names for winds: Ōkiwa is the wind that blows down the Whakatāne valley. … is the north-north-east wind in Hawke’s Bay. In Taranaki, pieke is the east wind with rain. To Ngāi Tahu, … name was actually Ūāwa. Māori who met Cook thought he was asking what the name of the wind was, and replied ‘Tāraki’ …
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Part of story: Tāwhirimātea – the weather
… Te Ngahuru was born at Te Purenga, in Rūātoki, the elder of the two sons of Pāhiko (his father) and Kau … inherited the fighting characteristics of his ancestors, Haokitahā, Tūwhenuakura, Rōmaiwharerākau and Kōurakino, who, in their time, were the scourge of the Waimana, …
Type: Biography
… Maungapōhatu, near Lake Waikaremoana, the son of Te Umuariki and Tīkina. He belonged to the Tūhoe hapū, Te Urewera, and to Ngāti Rongo. He married Te Ākiu of Ngāti Koura, with whom he had two children. His …
Type: Biography
… person has to blow out the candles with one breath while making a secret wish. If the candles are not blown out at the … sisters in 1893. Māori will often sing ‘Hari huritau ki a koe’ and ‘Rā whānau koa’, both to the tune of ‘Happy …
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Part of story: Birthdays and wedding anniversaries
… formed in 1996. It continued the work of Te Waka Toi in taking Māori art to the world with considerable vigour, actively seeking opportunities for customary and contemporary Māori … founded by Sandy Adsett in 2002. Master carver Pakariki Harrison and weaver Diggeress Te Kanawa stamped their …
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Part of story: Contemporary Māori art – ngā toi hōu
… Ma wai e moe te tane Mangere ki te mahi-kai? Who will marry a man Too lazy to till the … few specialised in occupations such carving, tattooing or making feather cloaks. Children also worked alongside their … of firewood and prepared food were carried to the cooking fires by women and slaves – never by free men. The …
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Part of story: Daily life in Māori communities – te noho a te hapori
… war party from the North Island. Te Hono o te Ika a Māui ki Ngāi Tahu marae is located in Mataura. Edendale 2013 …
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Part of story: Southland places
… Maketū, after their home village on Rangiātea, in Hawaiki. Among those on board was Whakaotirangi, the wife of … The valley behind Maketū pā is still called Te Kete Rokiroki-o-Whakaotirangi (the secured food bag of Whakaotirangi). …
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Part of story: Te Arawa