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 * **Vowels are pronounced as follows:** **
 * ~ Vowel ||~  ||~ Short ||~ Long ||
 * a || as in || **a**bout || f**a**r ||
 * e || as in || **e**nter || b**e**d ||
 * i || as in || **e**at || sh**ee**p ||
 * o || as in || **aw**ful || p**or**k ||
 * u || as in || p**u**t || b**oo**t ||

Images Relating to the World of the Play
== ** White Heron/ Kōtuku ** They all have a long, slender neck, yellow bill and thin legs and grow to around 92cm in length. The kōtuku has mythical status for Māori because of their rarity and beauty. The epithet (abusive phrase), ‘te kōtuku rerenga tahi’ (the white heron of a single flight) was given to distinguished guests who seldom visited. They captured individual kōtuku, but ensured that the total population remained viable. Birds were kept in cages and every few months one of the feathers was plucked for use as an adornment. Is also a representation of innocence and purity. ** Karaka Tree ** Grows 5-15m tall with thick, glossy, green leaves. In winter and spring (August to November) it produces tiny flowers and in summer and autumn (January to April) the fruit is ripened. __Powhiri - Traditional welcome Reason behind the Powhiri__ **// Haere mai! Haere mai! Haere mai! Once! Twice! Thrice! Welcome. //** The powhiri is a ceremony of welcome extended to visitors by Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. Here we invite you to follow the sequence of a powhiri, which we hope you will experience as part of your visit to our country. The traditions and protocol of the powhiri provide an insight into the unique and spiritual world of the Maori, which is as important today as in the past. The various elements of the powhiri serve to ward off evil spirits and unite both visitor and host in an environment of friendship and peace. The word powhiri encapsulates two important concepts to Maori. According to Waitangi kaumatua (elder), Wiremu Williams, of the Nga Puhi iwi (tribe), the word // Po // can be translated as a venture into the "unknown" or a new experience, while // Whiri // is derived from the term // Whiriwhiri // meaning the act or experience of exchanging information and knowledge. This presentation features images and recordings of the people of Waitangi, a small settlement in the Bay of Islands (on the east coast of the Northland peninsula), renowned for its historical significance, scenic beauty and great fishing. In 1840, Waitangi became the first location for the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, an agreement between the British Crown and Maori, and New Zealand's founding document. Each year on the 6th February (a national holiday), visitors to the Waitangi National Trust estate may be able to experience a formal powhiri celebrating the Treaty of Waitangi. Karanga - Call of welcome, sung by an ederly woman. [|Karanga] is a unique form of female oratory in which women bring a range of imagery and cultural expression to the first calls of welcome (and response) in the pōwhiri. Useful everday Maori words for our play. · [|Hui] a meeting of any kind, conference, gathering ·  [|Marae] the area for formal discourse in front of a meeting house or applied to a whole marae complex, including meeting house, dining hall, forecourt, etc. ·  [|Haere mai!] Welcome! Enter! · [|Nau mai!] Welcome! · [|Tangihanga] funeral ceremonies, when body is mourned on a marae ·  [|Tangi] short (verbal version) for the above (gerund) or to cry, to mourn ·  [|Karanga] the ceremony of calling to the guests to welcome them to enter the marae ·  [|Manuhiri] guests, visitors ·  [|Tangata whenua] original people belonging to a place, local people, hosts ·  [|Whaikōrero] the art and practise of speech making ·  [|Kaikōrero] or kaiwhai kōrero speaker (there are many other terms) ·  [|Haka] chant with dance for the purpose of challenge; ([|see other references to haka on this site)] ·  [|Waiata] song or chant which follows speech ·  [|Koha] gift, present (usually money, can be food or precious items, given by guest to hosts) ·  [|Whare nui] meeting house; in writing this is sometimes run together as one word – wharenui <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  [|Whare whakairo] carved meeting house <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  [|Whare kai] dining hall <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  [|Whare paku] lavatory, toilet <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  [|Whare horoi] ablution block, bathroom ==

Concepts

 * [|Aroha] compassion, tenderness, sustaining love
 * [|Ihi] power, authority, essential force
 * [|Mana] authority, power; secondary meaning: reputation, influence
 * [|Manaakitanga] respect for hosts or kindness to guests, to entertain, to look after
 * [|Mauri] hidden essential life force or a symbol of this
 * [|Noa] safe from tapu (see below), non-sacred, not tabooed
 * [|Raupatu] confiscate, take by force
 * [|Rohe] boundary, a territory (either geographical or spiritual) of an iwi or hapū
 * [|Taihoa] to delay, to wait, to hold off to allow maturation of plans, etc.
 * [|Tapu] sacred, not to be touched, to be avoided because sacred, taboo
 * [|Tiaki] to care for, look after, guard (kaitiaki – guardian, trustee)
 * [|Taonga] treasured possessions or cultural items, anything precious
 * [|Tino rangatiratanga] the highest possible independent chiefly authority, paramount authority, sometimes used for sovereignty
 * [|Tūrangawaewae] a place to stand, a place to belong to, a seat or location of identity
 * [|Wehi] to be held in awe
 * [|Whakapapa] genealogy, to recite genealogy, to establish kin connections
 * [|Whenua] land, homeland, country; also afterbirth, placenta

People and their groups

 * [|Ariki] person of high inherited rank from senior lines of descent, male or female
 * [|Hapū] clan, tribe, independent section of a people; modern usage – sub-tribe; to be born
 * [|Iwi] people, nation; modern usage – tribe; bones
 * [|Kaumātua] elder or elders, senior people in a kin group
 * [|Ngāi Tātou] a way of referring to everyone present – we all
 * [|Pākehā] this word is not an insult; its derivation is obscure; it is the Māori word for people living in New Zealand of British/European origin; originally it would not have included, for example, Dalmatians, Italians, Greeks, Indians, Chinese, etc.
 * [|Rangatira] person of chiefly rank, boss, owner
 * [|Tama] son, young man, youth
 * [|Tamāhine] daughter
 * [|Tamaiti] one child
 * [|Tamariki] children
 * [|Tāne] man, husband, men, husbands
 * [|Teina/taina] junior relative, younger brother of a brother, younger sister of a sister
 * [|Tipuna/tupuna] ancestor
 * [|Tuahine] sister of a man
 * [|Tuakana] senior relative, older brother of a brother, older sister of a sister
 * [|Tungāne] brother of a sister
 * [|Wahine] woman, wife (wāhine women, wives)
 * [|Waka] canoe, canoe group (all the iwi and hapū descended from the crew of a founding waka)
 * [|Whāngai] fostered or adopted child, young person
 * [|Whānau] extended or non-nuclear family
 * [|Whanaunga] kin, relatives

Components of place names
Ordinary geographical features such as hills, rivers, cliffs, streams, mountains, the coast and adjectives describing them, such as small, big, little and long, are to be found in many place names. Here is a list so you can recognise them:
 * [|Au] current
 * [|Awa] river
 * [|Iti] small, little
 * [|Kai] one of the meanings of kai is food; in a place name it signifies a place where a particular food source was plentiful, e.g., Kaikōura, the place where crayfish (kōura) abounded and were eaten
 * Mānia plain
 * [|Manga] stream
 * [|Maunga] mountain
 * [|Moana] sea, or large inland 'sea', e.g., Taupō
 * [|Motu] island
 * [|Nui] large, big
 * [|ō] or o means 'of' (so does a, ā); many names begin with ō, meaning the place of so-and-so, e.g., ōkahukura, ōkiwi, ōhau, etc.
 * [|One] sand, earth
 * [|Pae] ridge, range
 * [|Papa] flat
 * [|Poto] short
 * [|Puke] hill
 * [|Roa] long
 * [|Roto] lake; inside
 * [|Tai] coast, tide
 * [|Wai] water
 * [|Whanga] harbour, bay

Greetings

 * [|E noho rā] Goodbye (from a person leaving)
 * [|E haere rā] Goodbye (from a person staying)
 * [|Haere mai] Welcome!, Come!
 * [|Hei konā rā] Goodbye (less formal)
 * [|Kia ora] Hi!, G'day! (general informal greeting)
 * [|Mōrena] (Good) morning!
 * [|Nau mai] Welcome! Come!
 * [|Tēnā koe] formal greeting to one person
 * [|Tēnā kōrua] formal greeting to two people
 * [|Tēnā koutou] formal greeting to many people
 * [|Tēnā tātou katoa] formal inclusive greeting to everybody present, including oneself

Body parts
**Sams input**
 * [|Arero] tongue
 * [|Ihu] nose
 * [|Kakī] neck
 * [|Kauae], kauwae chin
 * [|Kōpū] womb
 * [|Māhunga] hair (when used for hair must always be used in plural, indicated by ngā [the, plural]), head
 * [|Manawa] heart
 * [|Niho] teeth
 * [|Poho] chest (also called uma)
 * [|Puku] belly, stomach
 * [|Raho] testicles
 * [|Ringa] hand, arm
 * [|Toto] blood
 * [|Tou] anus
 * [|Turi] knee (also known as pona)
 * [|Tūtae] excrement, ordure
 * [|ū] breast (breast-milk is wai-ū)
 * [|Upoko] head
 * [|Ure] penis
 * [|Waewae] foot, feet, leg, legs
 * The white heron. Kotuku**


 * Unique Features:** The kotuku is recognised by its white feathers particularly the large, dorsal plumes, known as ospreys,

which are only present during breeding season.


 * Social Behaviour:** In August the adult birds arrive at the one breeding colony in Okarito in South Westland. They take part

in elaborate courtship displays and after breeding the birds re-disperse throughout the country.


 * Diet:** Kotuku will eat fish, frogs and water-living invertebrates from the marsh areas and can snap up small birds or mammals

found near the water.


 * Reproduction:** They will pair in spring and take turns to incubate the 2-5 pale blue eggs. Young hatch after 25 days and

fledge at about 6 weeks of age.


 * Life Cycle:** Kotuku can reach a considerable age in captivity, but due to their threatened status, life in the wild is much

shorter.
 * MOKO**