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Tāne-nui-ā-rangi, the wharenui at Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland Inside Tāne-nui-ā-rangi A modern wharenui at Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. A wharenui ([ˈɸaɾɛnʉ.i]; literally "large house") is a communal house of the Māori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a marae.
Ahi kā or Ahi kaa (burning fires) is a principle in Māori culture, referring to take whenua (land rights) through visible occupation and use of land. Ahi kā is one of the traditional means to establish mana whenua (authority over land).
Mahuika crater was a hypothesized impact crater named after her.; She was depicted on coins issued in New Zealand in 2019. [1]A notable figure in the video game Genshin Impact, the Pyro Archon hailing from Natlan, was named/inspired after her.
Auahitūroa, the personification of comets, and the origin of fire. Haere, several personifications of the rainbow. Ikatere, a fish god and father of all sea creatures. Io Matua Kore, the supreme being; personification of light and the world of the living and the forest. Kahukura, a war god who appears as the upper bow of a double rainbow.
Another little-known term for patupaiarehe was pakehakeha, which has been suggested as a possible origin of the word pākehā, used to refer to Europeans. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It has been theorised that when the first European explorers clashed with Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri (of the Kurahaupō ) during mid-December 1642, the iwi may have interpreted the ...
Spirits Bay is considered a sacred place in Māori belief. Spirits Bay, believed to be one of the most haunted spots in New Zealand and a famous spot for supernatural beings, [5] is considered a sacred place in Māori culture because according to legend, spirits of the dead depart to their ancestral home () [6] from a pōhutukawa tree at the tip of Cape Reinga.
Māui stole fire from the fingernails of Mahuika. Māui wanted to know where fire came from, so one night he went among the villages of his people and put all the fires out. Māui's mother Taranga, who was their rangatira, said that someone would have to ask Mahuika, the goddess of fire, for more. So Māui (a grandson of Mahuika) offered to go ...
A meeting house on a marae. Many Māori words or phrases that describe Māori culture have become assimilated into English or are used as foreign words, particularly in New Zealand English, and might be used in general (non-Māori) contexts. Some of these are: