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kia kaha: literally 'be strong'; roughly "be of good heart, we are supporting you" Kīngitanga: Māori King Movement; matangi: wind, breeze ("Matangi" is the name for a class of electric multiple unit trains used on the Wellington suburban network, so named after Wellington's windy reputation). mauri: spiritual life force
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]
A woman performs a karanga during a pōwhiri at Te Whare Rūnanga on the Waitangi upper treaty grounds in January 2022. A karanga (call out, summon) is an element of cultural protocol of the Māori people of New Zealand.
New Zealand's national airline, Air New Zealand, uses Kia Ora as the name for its inflight magazine. [9] [2] Water Safety New Zealand, a water-safety advocacy organisation, has a specific Māori water safety programme, Kia Maanu Kia Ora, which makes use of the literal meaning of kia ora, as their message translates as stay afloat; stay alive.
The Maori Merchant of Venice (2002) was notable as a complete Māori language translation and performance of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Prominent Māori actors include Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis, Jemaine Clement, Lawrence Makoare, Manu Bennett, Keisha Castle-Hughes, James Rollenston, Rena Owen and Julian Dennison.
Some hybrid words, part English and part Māori, have developed, the most common of which is probably half-pai — often written half-pie — meaning incomplete or substandard quality, pai being the Māori word for "good". (The portmanteau form half-pied is also used, derived from half-baked.)
It is also known as Māori Kūki ʻĀirani (or Maori Kuki Airani), or as Rarotongan [3] Many Cook Islanders also call it Te reo Ipukarea, which translates as "the language of the ancestral homeland". Official status
A U.S. airman and a Māori warrior exchange a hongi during a pōwhiri ceremony. Two Māori women exchange a hongi, 1913.. The hongi (Māori pronunciation:) is a traditional Māori greeting performed by two people pressing their noses together, often including the touching of the foreheads. [1]