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Manaia may
refer to:
Manaia (mythological creature), a bird-headed
mythological creature and
symbol of
protection in Māori
mythology Manaia, Taranaki...
- The
Manaia is a
mythological creature in Māori culture, and is a
common motif in Māori
carving and jewellery. The
Manaia is
usually depicted as having...
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Manaia is a
rural town in
South Taranaki District, New Zealand. Ōpunake is 29 km to the northwest, and Hāwera is 13 km to the southeast.
Kaponga is 15 km...
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Mount Manaia is a
dominant landmark approximately 30 kilometres
southeast of Whangārei city on the Whangārei
Heads peninsula.
Standing 420 metres, the...
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Manaia River flows from the
Coromandel Range through the area and into the
Manaia Harbour to the west. The
harbour contains mussel farms. The
Manaia Forest...
- In Māori mythology,
Manaia was a
chief of the
mythological land Hawaiki. He
developed a
fierce rivalry with his brother-in-law Ngātoro-i-rangi, the ancestor...
- The
Manaia River is a
river of the
Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's
North Island. It
flows north from its
sources in the
Coromandel Range, reaching...
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Manaia Salavea (born 26
March 1986) is a
Samoan rugby union rugbyman. He
currently plays for
French team
Narbonne and the
Samoan rugby union, and usually...
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Mecodema manaia is a medium-sized
ground beetle species found in the
native forests of
Bream Head and Mt
Manaia, Northland, New Zealand. This
species shares...
- (chief), the aiga (family head), and the
untitled aumaga (laborers) and
their manaia (supervisor). Matai,
otherwise known as the head of the
family and extended...
