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  2. Hei matau - Wikipedia

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    A hei matau is a bone or greenstone carving in the ... Current laws against hunting whales mean that Māori bone-carvers who carve in whale bone must use a ...

  3. Pounamu - Wikipedia

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    Pounamu matau barb Pounamu hei matau pendant, a heavily stylized fishhook The southwest coast of New Zealand is named Te Wai Pounamu ("The greenstone waters"), after its deposits of greenstone, and the area resembles greenstone in this view from space. [1] The term is also the official Māori name for the South Island.

  4. Manaia (mythological creature) - Wikipedia

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    It is a very common form in Maori jewellery (possibly only less common than the hei-tiki and hei matau), and is often found worn as a pendant carved from bone or greenstone. Manaia designs vary subtly in form between iwi, though they are often depicted as three-fingered, with these digits representing the trinity of birth, life, and death. A ...

  5. Hei-tiki - Wikipedia

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    The mockumentary film Hei Tiki was released in 1935, with a New York Times review describing the plot as being about a "chieftain's daughter who is declared tabu and destined to be the bride of the war god", attributing the title to mean "love charm" (a Hei-tiki pendant interpretation). [5]

  6. Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō - Wikipedia

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    Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō [a] (born 13 January 1997) is the Māori Queen since 2024, [3] [4] being elected to succeed her father Tūheitia. [5] The youngest child and only daughter of Tūheitia, she is a direct descendant of the first Māori King, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, who was installed in 1858.

  7. 3 Winter Sleep Problems & How to Fix Them - AOL

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    Winter brings less daylight and colder temperatures, which can disrupt sleep. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is more common in winter due to the lack of sunlight, causing sleep disturbances.

  8. Wikipedia : New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board/Archive 1

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    I don't think "Māori (Maori)" looks very professional. Hey, if you search for Maori language, the top of the results list is Maori language. Click on that and you go to -voilà - our Māori (language) article, so the situation isn't all bad. I think the macronned articles should stay as is and the rest should be amended accordingly with find ...

  9. Got Holiday Stress? Here Are 10 Nighttime Activities to Help ...

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    Cultivate a sleep state of mind. Even after improving our sleep space, many of our sleep issues can arise in the space between our ears. Stress from work, worry about upcoming events, and angst ...