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Harakeke Weaving

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Hangi

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Ratana Movement

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Taiaha

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Willie Apiata, a modern maori warrior

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL_xSsNYWNI
Maori culture modernised and in mainstream media

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Ti Tiriti O Waitangi - the founding document or agreement between Maori and the Crown. Feb 6th, 1840

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Te Waka, brought Maori people on their travels to here from Hawaiki

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Te Marae. a place of meting or gathering for different events, that bring Maori whanau and iwi together

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Taonga, or treasure. Maori also consider health to be a Taonga

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powhiri welcoming ceremony

done by hosts (tangata whenua) to welcome visitors (manuhiri)

onto marae to enable the them to always be welcome at that marae

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Amazing carvings :)

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For me the few elements among many of Maori Identity that stand out as interesting and speak for themselves are - The language (Te Reo Maori), the sacred gathering place (The Marae), the exchange of calls at the Marae gathering (The Karanga), the dance form (Kapa Haka).<br>The Haka, the beautifull carvings and The Marae are very touching personally as these were my first cultural experiences in NZ :))

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The Greenstone/Pounamu was found by the first Maori inhibitants who travelled over the seas in search of "the God stone", fulfilling an ancient prophecy.

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I hope that nursing will take me to all sorts of countries around the world.

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I love making and eating sweet foods!

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Matariki - Maori New Year

Matariki is the Maori name for a group of 7 stars know as the Pleiades star cluster.

In times gone by it signaled good or bad crops . In recent times it is seen as a time to celebrate and respect the earth.

(www.kiwifamilies.co.nz)

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Hei Matau or fish hook necklaces

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Maori Ta Moko or Tattooing

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Hangi this is a tender and flavour-filled feast in which meat and vegetables (typically pork, lamb, chicken, beef, kumara, potatoes, sweet corn, pumpkins, carrots and cabbages) are packed into baskets and steamed over hot rocks in an earth oven. Sharing food with family and friends is an important part of the hangitradition, and is considered a means of communicating goodwill.

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Maori is an oral culture rich with stories and legends, music, performance and dance. Music has always played a major role in Maori life, and instruments were fashioned from wood, whalebone and even stone.Traditional chants and songs(waiata) are an important feature of ceremonies such as funerals and weddings. So, too, is Maori dance, which is both rhythmic and physical, with the beat added by the slapping of chest and thighs, foot-stamping or sometimes the hitting of sticks

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Te reo is the indigenous language of the Maori people of NZ.

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Young Nicks Head in Gisborne (Te Kuri o Paoa) was the first sighting of land in New Zealand by Nicholas Young on October 6th 1769, 127 years after the first European sighting of New Zealand by Abel Tasman.

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Ta moko identifies the individual to his/her iwi, moko also has embedded historical stories/tales. Like my partners.

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The marae is a place of safe-haven from negative external influences. This is a common place for people to come together and unite as one.

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When peple "do" the hongi it is a symbolic time of "becoming one people" and sharing the same breath. This is iconic to the connection of Maori as a people.

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Talent and history displayed through carvings

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In attending a Maori Girls boarding school (Hukarere), kapahaka, karakia and whanau were all very important to our school values and beliefs. These all play huge roles in Maori identity.

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Waiata/Song/Singing is a huge part of Maori culture. It has many purposes; healing, telling of stories and even telling f whakapapa/geneology.

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Respect for their elders

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The greenstone/jade adze was an emblem of rank and authority for Maori chiefs.

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Maori people identified the unfurling frond with values of youth, strength and vitality, life unfolding, the family or Whānau, its care and protection

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History is a big part of Maori culture

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Maori Language !

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Used for clothing and for fishing nets etc :)

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This is a poi used in waiata! woooo

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Traditional Maori Moko design

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Tradition passed down from ancestors.

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The way Maori come together in support of each other when a loved one dies. The Tangi's

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respect for the land and how things like green stone get past though families. sometimes things like these get lost, or stolen. but they will always have bad luck. on my mums, mums side (nan) when someone dies a bird ( i think a magpie or morgpork) sits onto of the flag pole. until they are laid to rest. the bird arrives a day or 2 before the death

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Marae at Raupunga: Te Huki. this is before it was burnt down. i think it may have changed a bit since.

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Parent Marae: te kahu - o - te rangi

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do other cultures greet like this?

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ive always loved driving into Rotaz, seeing all the Maori designs. ive heard rotaz be called the cultural place of NZ, where travlers from other countries can really see our Maori culture. I have the carvings, i think it is something strongly maori. though other cultures do similar things.

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Etahi atu tupuna whare.

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He kai o te Maori.

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He kete o taku taku kotiro.

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He Tupuna tuku iho

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Wahine ataahua

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Maori tattoos

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Marae

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Maori Hongi

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Rotorua's a main Maori tourist attraction

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hangi

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Hongi is the traditional way to great each other

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Tattoo plays an important part in showing one's whakapapa

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The Elders are of great importance & play a large role in handing down traditions

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A Marae is a sacred place that brings everyone together

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Hangi is the traditional way of preparing food in the Maori culture

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Te wharenui o Whakatu.  He taonga ataahua.

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Ko ahau te kina, ko te kina ahau.

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Kete whakairo he ataahua enei taonga.

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Maori men of old and the different styles of leadership.

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He wahine atahua.

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A Marae is a sacred open meeting are

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A Waka is a canoe built by the Maori. They were used in everyday life for fishing, traveling but also to get the warriors to their battle fields.

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A Hongi is a traditional Maori greeting, which literally means "to share breath".

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‘Moko’. Moko are designed to display ancestral and tribal messages that apply to the wearer. These messages narrate the wearer's family, sub-tribal and tribal affiliations, and their placing within these social structures.

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Kapa Haka is the term used to describe Maori performance art,which incorporates singing, dancing and facial expressions. Every action has a meaning, which ties to the words.

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moko are maori tattoos that usually connects the person to their whakapapa

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koha is a gift to the host and is voluntary and comes from the heart

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A marae is the centre for much of Māori community life

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haka is tranditionaly a war dance
proclaiming their strength and prowess

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hongi is a way of greeting each other

where a touch of the nose occurs

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kai :) brings people together

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whanua is part of maori culture. whanua is very important because it brings everyone together and is also how young people

learn how to honor elders

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Te Reo - Language

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Whanau - family

A key aspect in Maori culture is family ties.

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Kai - food

Kai is a stable in everyone's day to day and is needed to survive. Kai also brings people together to eat and share.

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Moko - Maori Tattoo

"a visual language that connects the person to their whakapapa"

(www.newzealand.com)

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Pounamu- greenstone. often used as gifts

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Marae are important places for Maori and each has its own tikanga

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Te Tiriti o Waitangi a document signed by both Maori and the Crown i

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Hangi is the traditional way of cooking for Maori

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Hongi is traditional Maori greeting

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Koru is a symbol of an unfurled silver fern leaf, representing growth, harmony, and new beginnings. The koru design is used commonly in Maori art work.

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Pounamu is a Maori taonga/treasure. It has great spiritual significance.

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Maori way of greetings  touching their forhead and noses together is called "Hongi"

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Hangi is the traditional Maori method of cooking food. Food is slowly cooked in a pit under the ground. Maori have a close connection with the earth, as it is a giver of life. Meats and root vegetables are cooked in a hangi.

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Pukana - to stare wildly, dilate the eyes - done by both genders when performing haka and waiata to emphasise particular words.

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KAI!!!!!! Food is important in Maori like many other cultures. A way of bringing people together.

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Harakeke is one of New Zealand’s oldest plant species.
Traditionally, it played an important role in the lives and traditions of Maori. Harakeke had numerous uses, such as clothing, mats, ropes, and
medicines. Harakeke is treated with much respect.

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Hongi is a Traditional maori greeting. Very respected in Nz

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Green stone is a traditional rock found in NZ. It was used for decoration, jewellery, weapons etc.

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Haka was traditionally used on the battlefield and when groups came together in peace. Haka is performed on various occasions, including welcoming guests, celebrating achievement, and as a pre-battle challenge. There are
different types of Haka, with Ka Mate being the most well known.

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Is a tradition that is about setting out a challenge to an opposition. It is world known and famous. It is strong culture among Maori and other Kiwis.

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Marae is an example of Maori culture. It visually present the culture and it is safe place for people to go

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Harakeke is most important fibre plant to Maori

which is used for weaving different things such as mats , baskets, fishing nets and clothing etc.