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The whetū (stars), purapura whetū (weaving pattern of stars) or roimata (teardrop) pattern is a geometric design using two colours and alternating between them at every stitch. This design is associated with the survival of an iwi (tribe), hapū (sub-tribe), or whānau (extended family), the idea being that it is vital to have a large whanau ...
The national colours of New Zealand orders are black, white or silver, and red ochre. New Zealand Orders have used these colours since 1975. [6] The national Māori flag also uses these colours, with attached symbolism. [7] Red ochre (kokowai) has a spiritual significance in Māori culture, associated with life and vitality. [6] [8]
Te Kara is a St. George's cross flag. In the canton is another St. George's cross on a field of blue with four white stars in each quadrant. The flag adopted by the United Tribes in 1834 had black fimbriation around the canton cross, [1] though it was changed to white shortly after, following the rule of tincture. [2]
The women's softball team is known as the White Sox, [24] and the women's cricket team is known as the White Ferns. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, New Zealand rowers wore white tops instead of black to help counteract Tokyo's hot and humid climate. [25] [26] In the 1980s, the national cricket team wore beige and brown as their colours. [27]
The Ethnic 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]
A black flag with a depiction (in white) of a silver fern on the Olympic rings. 1987 Flag of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby team. A black flag with a white silver fern. Burgee of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron: A blue triangular flag with a white cross, with the Southern Cross in the canton and a crown in the centre.
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] It is an integral symbol in Māori art, carving and tattooing, where it symbolises new life, growth ...
The coat of arms of New Zealand (Māori: Te Tohu Pakanga o Aotearoa [3]) is the heraldic symbol representing the South Pacific island country of New Zealand.Its design reflects New Zealand's history as a bicultural nation, with Zealandia, a European female figure on one side and a Māori rangatira (chief) on the other.