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manuhiri — /ˈmanuhiri/ (say mahnoohheeree) noun (in traditional Maori culture) a visitor or stranger. {Maori} …
Māori culture — Wharenui, Ohinemutu village, Rotorua. Māori culture is the culture of the Māori of New Zealand, an Eastern Polynesian people, and forms a distinctive part of New Zealand culture. Within the Māori community, and to a lesser extent throughout New… … Wikipedia
Pōwhiri — A Pōwhiri (called a pōhiri in eastern dialects, and pronounced pōwiri in the Taranaki Wanganui area of the western North Island) is a Māori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, singing and hongi. It can be performed both to welcome… … Wikipedia
Tangata whenua — Tāngata Whenua is a Māori term literally meaning people of the land , from tangata , people and whenua land. [According to Williams definitive Dictionary of the Māori Language , tangata means man or human being , whilst tāngata with the long ā is … Wikipedia
Hongi — A U.S. airman and a Māori warrior exchange a hongi during a pōwhiri ceremony A hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. It is done by pressing one s nose and forehead (at the same time) to another person at an encounter. It is used… … Wikipedia
Ngati Kuri — is a Maori tribe in the Far North of NZ. A mihi is an introduction to the relevant and significant identifiers of the tribe. A tribe as it expands may have sub tribes which recognise other identifiers as relevant also. See explanation of the mihi … Wikipedia
1863 in New Zealand — IncumbentsRegal and Vice Regal*Head of State Queen Victoria *Governor – Sir George Grey Government and lawThe 3rd Parliament continues.*Speaker of the House – David Monro *Premier – Frederick Whitaker replaces Alfred Domett on 30 October after… … Wikipedia
1861 in New Zealand — IncumbentsRegal and Vice Regal*Head of State Queen Victoria *Governor – Colonel Thomas Gore Browne leaves office on 3 October to take up the post of Governor of Tasmania. His successor is Sir George Grey who takes up the position in December.… … Wikipedia
1846 in New Zealand — PopulationThe estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1846 was 71,050 Māori and 13,274 non Māori. [Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at cite web… … Wikipedia
1842 in New Zealand — PopulationThe estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1842 was 76,900 Māori and 10,992 non Māori (a 120% increase in 1 year). [Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at… … Wikipedia
