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Little Maori Girl in Traditional Clothes, Rotorua, New Zealand

Little Maori Girl in Whakarewarewa Thermal Maori Village, Rotorua, New Zealand

KahuroaKahungunu - Kahungunu was the ancestor of the Māori tribe Ngāti Kahungunu, and is seen here holding a hoe and a canoe paddle. This shows his abilities as a navigator. The carving is part of the canoe house on Treaty grounds, Waitangi. Incorporating an ancestor into the dwelling is a common architectural feature of the canoe and meeting houses.

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Maori Proverbs #4

E tama, tangata i akona i te whare, te turanga ki te maraem tau ana. Children raised well in the home will stand strong in the world A good grounding in life will bring rewards More Maori proverbs here... www.warriorteambuilding.com/proverbs-and-quotes/

Celebrating Matariki ( Maori New Year) with a sand sculpture.

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Ngāti Kahungunu tipuna (ancestors)

Ngāti Kahungunu is the largest iwi (tribe) in Hawke’s Bay. Its boundaries extend from Wairoa to Wairarapa. In the late 19th century Samuel Carnell photographed many Ngāti Kahungunu people, leaving an invaluable record of the iwi at this time. The number of marae in Hawke’s Bay is ...

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Despite being small, you are of great value / ahakoa he iti he pounamu (Whakatauki)

New Zealand - Maori Proverbs ahakoa he iti he pounamu despite being small you are of great value

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