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Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House ONZM (born 20 October 1971) is a New Zealand actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the films of Taika Waititi.She has received numerous accolades including an Arts Laureate, NZ Order of Merit, 'Mana Wahine' from WIFT NZ and Te Waipuna a Rangi (Matariki Awards) for her contributions as an actor and director.
Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata was a small and short-lived political party in New Zealand. It was established by Alamein Kopu, a member of the New Zealand Parliament who had left her original party (the Alliance). After a short time as an independent MP, Kopu established Mana Wahine as her own party. It was officially registered on 12 June 1998.
J. H. Mitchell records two of the songs sung on these occasions, which include the line, "I have four permanent sources of mana in the world: Jehovah, Christ, the Holy Ghost, and Rongomaiwahine." [12] Rongomai-wahine is carved on the pare (door lintel) of the Takitimu wharenui at Waihīrere marae, built at Wairoa in 1926.
Mana wāhine, therefore, acts as a tool which allows Māori women to take control over their history and future. [27] That is, mana wāhine, by necessity, takes into account sexism, racism, colonialism and class and overlaps with the political aspirations for self-determination. [30] This is why mana wāhine is an important area of discourse. [22]
Manukura Wahine/Manukura Tāne or Kaitataki Wahine/Kaitataki Tāne Female and male leaders where both show their roles from on and off the stage. These include; karanga (the calling), mihimihi (speeches), how the leaders present themselves within their groups in terms of leadership and how they carry themselves for the group.
Te Waru-Rewiri is one of the few women who have led a wharenui (Māori meeting house) project with Te Puna o Te Matauranga (The Spring of Knowledge) on NorthTec's Raumanga campus that opened in 2015. It is a contemporary marae and the wharenui features artworks by Te Waru-Rewiri, Lorraine King, Michael Rewiri-Thorsen, Te Warihi Hetaraka, James ...
The actress helped inspire the look for the famous logo, one of several actresses ordered by Columbia Pictures to pose as Miss Liberty, for which she was only paid $25. (Photo: Tim Boyle ...
Murphy has likewise published books on menstruation, including Waiwhero: Red Waters: A Celebration of Womanhood He Whakahirahiratanga o te Ira Wahine - a Māori health resource. Murphy told Stuff News that the books were about "reclaiming our ancient teachings that empower Māori women and the whole whanau ".