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Māori cultural history intertwines inextricably with the culture of Polynesia as a whole. The New Zealand archipelago forms the southwestern corner of the Polynesian Triangle, a major part of the Pacific Ocean with three island groups at its corners: the Hawaiian Islands, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and New Zealand (Aotearoa in te reo Māori). [10]
Māori followed certain practices that relate to traditional concepts like tapu.Certain people and objects contain mana – spiritual power or essence. In earlier times, tribal members of a higher rank would not touch objects which belonged to members of a lower rank – to do so would constitute "pollution"; and persons of a lower rank could not touch the belongings of a highborn person ...
Rongomaraeroa is used for many events, not only as a museum exhibit – it was always intended to be a "'living marae' used for pōwhiri, functions, and tangi". [7] For example, in May 2017 and July 2018 the marae was the site of ceremonies of repatriation of Māori and Moriori remains – including toi moko – from several European and ...
In tandem with calls for sovereignty and for the righting of social injustices from the 1970s onwards, New Zealand schools now teach Māori culture and language as an option, and pre-school kohanga reo ("language-nests") have started, which teach tamariki (young children) exclusively in Māori.
Māui, a demigod, culture hero, and trickster. Motoro; Ngahue or Kahue, the god or discoverer of pounamu, the taniwha Poutini is his guardian. Pūhaorangi, a celestial being who descended from the heavens to sleep with the beautiful maiden Te Kuraimonoa. Punga or Hairi, the ancestor of sharks, lizards, rays, and all deformed, ugly things.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Front side with entrance in 2009 Interactive fullscreen map Former name Dominion Museum and National Art Gallery Established 1992 Location Wellington, New Zealand Coordinates 41°17′26″S 174°46′55″E / 41.29056°S 174.78194°E / -41.29056; 174.78194 Visitors 1.5 million (2017) Kaihautū Arapata Hakiwai Director Courtney Johnston ...
Māori-language writers ... 14 P) Pages in category "Māori culture" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. ... Multi-dimensional model of ...
Measles, typhoid, scarlet fever, whooping cough and almost everything, except plague and sleeping sickness, have taken their toll of Maori dead". [63] A korao no New Zealand; or, the New Zealander's first book was written by missionary Thomas Kendall in 1815, and is the first book written in the Māori language.