| Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela holds a tokotoko in the air as he arrives to a wero - ceremonial challenge (below) at Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaaruawaahia on a historic 1995 visit as guest of the Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu. |
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| The Maori Queen Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, (above) plant a protea, a native tree in the grounds of Turongo House Ngaaruawaahia to commemorate his historic visit to Aotearoa in 1995. |
| "teeraa anoo oku nei hoa kei ngaa toopito e wha ote ao." My friends will come from the four corners of the earth |
| check Nga Iwi Maori - the Maori tribes of Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu Mouse over & click on the banners & links to visit the tribal websites. |
| Ko Ngaiterangi ki tahi he mana te kupu, e kore e whati Ko Mauao Te Maunga Ko Tauranga Te Moana Ko Ngaiterangi Te Iwi Ko Mataatua Te Waka |
| Ko Heretaunga ara rau Mo te tokomaha o oonaa hapuu me oonaa rangatira, he mana tonu to ia hapuu me toonaa rangatira. He here tangata. |
| Ko Ngapuhi kohao rau he iwi he maha oonaa rangatira me oonaa ara tangata Ka mimiti te puna i Taumarere When the fountain of Taumarere is empty Ka toto te puna i Hokianga The fountain of Hokianga is full Ka toto te puna i Taumarere When the fountain of Taumarere is full Ka mimiti te puna i Hokianga The fountain of Hokianga is empty |
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| Katahi aanoo te iwi kairarawa, ko Te Rarawa kaiwhare This is the first iwi to consume from sacred places Te Rarawa, consumers of houses of the dead a sign of mana |
| Ko Ngati Awa kohao rau. Kei runga te koorero kei raro te rahurahu Kei ngaa whakatauki nei ko te kupu kohao me te kupu ara e koorerotia ana mo te rangatira; he mana tonu toonaa, he mana toonaa reo. He tokomaha ngaa rangatira o Ngaati Awa, ka koorerotia te rangatira, ka mahi toonaa iwi. |
| Ko Hikurangi he maunga tu Ko toonaa rangatiratanga mai no te po Ko Hikurangi te maunga ko Waiapu te awa ko Ngati Porou te iwi |
| Ko Tuhoe moumou kai, moumou taaonga, moumou tangata ki te po He kaha ki te tuku i ana kai, i ana taaonga hei manaaki i teenei hanga i te manuhiri i te tangata haere. He kaha hoki, he toa ki te riri e kore e hoki whakamuri i te patu. Ka hinga oonaa toa ki te pakanga, me te hinga hoki o te hoariri; heoi ka kiia he moumou tangata ki te po |
| Mokau ki runga Tamaki ki raro ko Pare Hauraki ko Pare Waikato ko Maungatoatoa ki waenganui te Kaokaoroa a Paatetere |
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| Before your God it was Uenuku. Uenuku kai tangata "Uenuku the devourer of men" was an ancient Waikato tribal god) today it is Jehovah of the multitudes, it was a legacy already known to my ancestors from the sky extending to the earth. |
| I mua i too koutou atua ko Uenuku, he purei paaora; i teenei rangi ko Ihowa oo ngaa mano, he taaonga horatuu ki aku tuupuna no te rangi ki te whenua. |
| Potatau Te Wherowhero pic courtesy Alexander Turnball Library check tki.org.nz click here Dictionary of NZ Biography |
| "He aha au te mate noa ake ai i taku pakarito ka tupu" |
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| "That I should die means nothing; my descendants shall grow, thrive and prosper" Tunohopu |
| Ko Mango taringa tahi Ko Ngati Toa Rangatira te iwi, ko Te Rauparaha te tangata |
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| he roa ki te riri slow to rouse he toa ki te whawhai resolute in battle |
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| he ranga maomao i waho atu o Nukutaurua, e kore muri e hokia. Once the shaol of maomao had swam the waters of Doubtless Bay and passed the point of Fairway Reef, they did not return. |
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| Ko Tongariro te maunga Ko Taupo te moana Ko Tuwharetoa te iwi Ko Te Heuheu te tangata |
| He muka no te taura whiri a Hine Ngakau He tipuna a Hine Ngakau no Aotea waka. Ko ona e karangatia ana ko Te Ati Hau kei roto o Whanganui. Ko te taura whiri nei ko Whanganui awa. Ko nga muka nei ko nga hapu o Te Ati Hau kei nga tahataha o te awa e noho ana mai ra ano. |
| rahirahi te taringa kaua e matatoru be attentive always and forever heedful |
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| Ko Rangitihi upoko whakahirahira, He rae i takaia ki te akatea He waru pumanawa. He tino toa a Rangitihi, a i puta atu i a ia nga toa o Te Arawa waka. Ahakoa i pakaru tona upoko i te patu a te hoariri, i ata takaia ki te akatea, ka whawhai tonu, a hinga ana te hoariri. He tino toa. I puta atu i ana tamariki tokowaru a Te Arawa katoa. |
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| E kore au e ngaro he kakano i ruia mai i Rangiatea, kei runga ahau kei Hikurangi e tuu ana, teenei ahau ka puta ki te whei ao, ki te ao marama. Ahakoa iti taaku iti, ka tuuria e au ngaa rire o te moana Titokowaru 1882 he korero nui tenei mo te mauri tangata, te mana tangata, te kauhau tangata i takea mai i Hawaiiki |
| Kia kakari Kai Hiku, kia hari kai upoko |
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| he iti na Motai tangata rau |
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| Turanga mua turanga tika, Turanga muri turanga he those who move forward and accept the challenge will bear the fruits of success. Those who do not advance will not develop |
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| Ko Turanga a mua Ko Turanga ararau Ko Turanga makaurau Ko Turanga tangata rite Ko Turanganui a Kiwa Ko Te Aitanga a Mahaki |
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| Nga Waka tribal groups by Waka and Rohe-region |
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| Te Ikaroa a Maui - North Island map of tribal areas |
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| Te Waipounamu - South Island map of tribal areas |
| Acknowledgements Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Alexander Turnball Library Takoa Rua Mano Te Kete Ipurangi Waitangi Tribunal |
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| Pounamu Ventures -Performing arts T Maori.org.nz Rongoa Maori Postal Aboriginal art W Te Karere tohunga Tu Strategies Rakaumanga School Native Web |
| Waitangi Tribunal Treaty of Waitangi Te Reo Maori Te Kohanga Reo Maori whakapapa research Toi Maori Aotearoa - Arts Auahi kore Maori News Maori Sports Awards Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa |
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| Ruia ruia, tahia tahia Kia hemo ake te kaakoa Kia herea mai i te kawau koroki Kia taataaki mai I tana pukorokoro whai karo He kuaka maarangaranga Kootahi i tau ki te taahuna Tau atu, tau atu, tau atu. |
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| Arohanui ki te Tangata Peace on Earth, and Goodwill to All Men |
| Waiwhetu - Lower Hutt |
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| Marutuahu kowhao rau Marutuahu of numerous refugees |
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| Te Ahurei Tainui at Maketu marae Kawhia one of two stones marking the resting place "te takotoranga ote waka o Tainui" |
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