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For the Maori, the land was not merely a resource, but a connection to ancestors. [4] The mana of the tribe was strongly associated with the lands of that tribe. From this came the Maori proverb "Man perishes, but the land remains." The Maori beliefs included Atua, invisible spirits connected to natural phenomena such as rainbows, trees, or stones.
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]
As Maniapoto's forces pushed Wairangi's forces back, Maniapoto shouted out one of his most famous sayings, "Kei hewa ki Te Marae-o-hine" ("Do not desecrate Te Marae-o-hine"), meaning that his men should not kill the enemy while they remained on the north bank of the Waipā, where Te Marae-o-hine was located, but could kill any who were on the ...
The phrase "Kia kaha" is prominently used in New Zealand's most famous military song, the Marching Song of the 28th Māori Battalion. [3] The phrase has been used for the title of a song by Split Enz and a book, Kia Kaha: New Zealand in the Second World War by historian John Crawford.
Ngāti Maru of Turanga trace their descent from Tapuhere and Tahatuoterangi. The tribal name is taken from Te Papa o Maruwhakatipua, a place where the chief named Uenuku once lived at a house called Te Poho o Maru. Taharakau, a famous chief of Ngati Maru, was known for his proverbial sayings.
The story of a Maori chief, Mokena Kohere and his forebears (1949) The Autobiography of a Maori. Wellington: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd. 1951. He Konae Aronui or Maori Proverbs and Sayings (1951). Nga kōrero a Reweti Kohere Mā, edited by Wiremu and Ohorere Kaa (1995).
Keep your chin up [12] Keep your friends close and your enemies closer; Keep your powder dry (Valentine Blacker, 1834 from Oliver's Advice) [13] Kill the chicken to scare the monkey; Kill the goose that lays the golden egg(s) Kill two birds with one stone. Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
The word karakia, which we use for prayer, formerly meant a spell, charm, or incantation [...] [Maori] have spells suited for all circumstances – to conquer enemies, catch fish, trap rats, and snare birds, to make their kumara grow, and even to bind the obstinate will of woman; to find anything lost; to discover a stray dog; a concealed enemy ...