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- Takurua was a Māori woman from the Ngāpuhi tribe (iwi) in northern New Zealand. Takurua signed the Treaty of Waitangi on an unknown date in 1840, but...
- Takurua Tamarau MBE (1871–1958), also known as Takurua Mākarini, was a Māori tribal leader of the Tūhoe iwi, a leader in the Ringatū church, and farmer...
- the second brightest star in the night-time sky, second only to Sirius (Takurua). Aotahi, Autahi, and Atutahi, "First-light" or "Single-light", were equivalent...
- Sirius has proper names in numerous cultures, including Polynesian (Māori: Takurua; Hawaiian: Ka'ulua ('Queen of Heaven'), among others). Also known as the...
- in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. Ngāi Tūhoe tribal leader Takurua Tamarau was buried on marae land in 1958, and subsequently that part of...
- Pirirākau: Paparoa Marae and Werahiko meeting house Poutūterangi Marae and Takurua meeting house Tutereinga Marae and meeting house Tawhitinui and Maka meeting...
- makali`i). Occurring June 20 – June 22, the winter solstice (Te Maruaroa o Takurua) is seen by the New Zealand Māori as the middle of the winter season. It...
- had two wives, the Summer Maid, Hine-raumati, and the Winter Maid, Hine-takurua. Haka originated in the coming of Hine-raumati, whose presence on still...
- Tū-te-wehiwehi Ancestor of reptiles Hine Raumati Personification of Summer Hine Takurua Personification of Winter Māui Demigod Tane Rore Inventor of Kapa haka...
- summer in Greece, it marked the onset of winter for the Māori, whose name Takurua described both the star and the season. Its culmination at the winter solstice...