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The Tino Rangatiratanga Flag of the Maori sovereignty movement. Recognised as the national Maori flag of New Zealand by the NZ Cabinet in 2009. Date: Flag designed around 1980. Source: Tino Rangatiratanga flag, New Zealand - Maori Flags, Flags of the World. Author: of code: cs:User:-xfi-; of flag, Linda Munn, Jan Dobson and Hiraina Marsden ...
An unfurling silver fern frond Koru kōwhaiwhai patterns on a rafter from the Ngāti Maru wharenui Hotunui The koru flag. The koru (Māori for 'loop or coil') [1] is a spiral shape evoking a newly unfurling frond from a silver fern frond. [2]
The national Māori flag uses the colours: black, red ochre, and white or silver.Each of the colours references a realm in the creation story of Māori mythology: black is Te Korekore (potential being), red is Te Whai Ao (coming into being), and white is Te Ao Mārama (the realm of being and light). [1]
Linda Munn, an activist involved in the creation of the national Māori flag, said Te Kara 'represented the patronising control that Pākehā [non-Māori or white New Zealanders] have always sought to exert over Maori independence.’ [47] Other criticisms highlight the fact that the rangatira at the vote only represented a small contingent of ...
Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ⓘ) [i] are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand.Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. [13]
In Māori mythology, Rūaumoko (also known as Rūamoko) is the god of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons. [1] [2] He is the youngest son of Ranginui (the Sky father) and Papatūānuku (the Earth mother) (commonly called Rangi and Papa).
Kete may be of many sizes but are most often found in sizes similar to large handbags. They can be used to carry a variety of things, including food. [2] Specialized kete were woven for each item that needed storage, resulting in dozens of specialized styles. [5]
Wahaika, circa 1900. Rietberg Museum.. A Wahaika is a type of traditional Māori hand weapon. Wahaika are short club-like weapons usually made of wood or whalebone and are used for thrusting and striking in close-quarter, hand-to-hand fighting. [1]
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