maori terms

Question 1

Aroha

Answer 1

love

Question 2

hekengo

Answer 2

migration movement of people

Question 3

iwi

Answer 3

tribe

Question 4

Kaitiakitanga

Answer 4

to “care for” the environment

Question 5

karakia

Answer 5

prayers

Question 6

koha

Answer 6

a gift

Question 7

Kōrero pūrākau

Answer 7

a legend or story that explains an event or activity.

Question 8

Mana whenua

Answer 8

territorial rights, power from the land, authority over land or territory

Question 9

mana

Answer 9

respect given to those of status

Question 10

Manaakitanga

Answer 10

hospitality and care for visitors

Question 11

Mihi

Answer 11

a formal welcome speech

Question 12

Taonga

Answer 12

is a resource/object, either physical or cultural that can be found in the environment. All taonga are tapu/sacred.

Question 13

Tapu/noa

Answer 13

sacred or special. All taonga are tapu

Question 14

Tino Rangatiratanga

Answer 14

includes the rights, responsibilities and obligations involving the use, management and control of the land and other resources.

Question 15

Waiata tawhito

Answer 15

a song or chant

Question 16

Whakanohonoho

Answer 16

Māori settlement that is/was chiefly governed by access to resources.

Question 17

Whakapapa

Answer 17

the genealogy/ancestry of a taonga or person

Question 18

Whanaungatanga

Answer 18

relationship, kinship, sense of family connection - a relationship through shared experiences