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The tewhatewha (pronounced tefa tefa) is a traditional Māori weapon used by the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. [2] As one of the two-handed clubs of Maori (the others being the Hani and a Pouwhuenua), it can be easily identified by its long handle and flat, broad blade on one end.
Wharenui (meeting house) at Ōhinemutu village, Rotorua (tekoteko on the top) Māori culture forms a distinctive part of New Zealand culture and, due to a large diaspora and the incorporation of Māori motifs into popular culture, is found throughout the world. [122] [123] Contemporary Māori culture comprises traditional as well as 20th ...
The korupe (carving over the window frame) at Mahina-a-Rangi meeting house at Turangawaewae Marae, Ngāruawāhia showing the Tainui canoe with its captain Hoturoa.Above the canoe is Te Hoe-o-Tainui, a famous paddle, the kete (basket) given to Whakaotirangi by a tohunga of Hawaiki, the bird Parakaraka (front) who was able to see in the dark, and another bird who warned of approaching daylight. [1]
Te Wairoa was a village close to the shore of Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, New Zealand. The village was buried by volcanic ash in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. It was later excavated and is now open as a tourist destination, the Buried Village. The nearby Wairere Falls are also a tourist destination.
Poor Knights Islands Tawhiti Rahi (Māori) Geography Location Northland, New Zealand Coordinates 35°30′S 174°45′E / 35.500°S 174.750°E / -35.500; 174.750 Area 2.714 km 2 (1.048 sq mi) Administration New Zealand IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) Designated 1975 Poor Knights lily (Xeronema callistemon) plants growing in situ Flowering Poor Knights lily in cultivation ...
Oklahoma City saw the closure of The Wedge's 4709 N Western Ave. location, while the locations downtown and in Midwest City remain in business. Owners cited increased costs as the reason for their ...
Café Cuvée has served its final meal at the Ambassador Hotel Oklahoma City as a new restaurant prepares to come online at the property. The hotel at 1200 N Walker Ave. announced recently that ...
Rangitīaria Dennan MBE SSStJ (née Ratema; 14 July 1897 – 13 August 1970), known as Guide Rangi, was a New Zealand tribal leader, teacher and tourist guide. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Pikiao , Ngāti Tarāwhai , Te Arawa and Tūhourangi iwi .