Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The prize winning Māori author, Keri Hulme, named her best known novel as The Bone People: a title linked directly to the dual meaning of the word 'iwi as both 'bone' and 'tribal people'. Most formal orations (or whaikōrero) begin with the "nasal" expression - Tihei Mauriora! This is translated as the 'Sneeze of Life'.
mauri: spiritual life force; mokopuna: literally grandchildren, but can mean any young children; pakarū: broken, damaged; rangatira: chief; rohe: home territory of a specific iwi; taihoa – not yet, wait a while; tamariki: children; tohunga: priest (in Māori use, an expert or highly skilled person) tūrangawaewae: one's own turf, "a place to ...
Pihama was born in 1962. [1] She wrote her 1993 master's thesis at the University of Auckland with the title Tungia te ururua, kia tupu whakaritorito te tupu o te harakeke: a critical analysis of parents as first teachers. [2]
opening of "Mauri Ora", an exhibition of Māori artefacts from Te Papa on exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum in Japan on 22 January 2007 [15] [16] funeral of Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa, 19 May 2007; re-opening of the marae/war memorial hall in Ngaiotonga, Whangaruru, 2007; opening of the Māori garden in Hamilton Gardens, 2008 [17]
Similarly, the Māori word ending -tanga, which has a similar meaning to the English ending -ness, is occasionally used in terms such as kiwitanga (that is, the state of being a New Zealander [8]). English words intimately associated with New Zealand are often of Māori origin, such as haka , [ 9 ] Pākehā , [ 10 ] Aotearoa , [ 11 ] kiwi ...
Kia ora can be used to wish somebody life and health [2] —the word ora used as a noun means "life, health and vitality". [5] It might also be used as a salutation, a farewell or an expression of thanks. [6] It also signifies agreement with a speaker at a meeting, being as it is from a culture that prizes oratory. It is widely used alongside ...
Ārohirohi, the goddess of mirages and shimmering heat.; Hinauri, sister, or uncommonly, wife of Māui, associated with the moon.; Hinekapea, the goddess of loyalty. ...
Less frequent use of healthcare services mean that late diagnosis and treatment intervention lead to higher levels of morbidity and mortality in many manageable conditions. [ 196 ] [ 197 ] [ 198 ] Compared with non-Māori, Māori people experience higher rates of heart disease , strokes , most cancers , respiratory diseases , rheumatic fever ...