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- In New Zealand, tangata whenua (Māori pronunciation: [ˈtaŋata ˈfɛnʉ.a]) is a Māori term that translates to "people of the land". It can refer to either...
- a Māori tradition ascribed by John White to the Ngāti Hau tribe, Hāhau-whenua is the name of the great fish caught by Māui which became the North Island...
- Nunuku-whenua was a Moriori chief who is known for being a sixteenth-century pacifist. The Moriori, a Polynesian people, migrated to the then-uninhabited...
- amatea-hau-mai-tawhiti-ure-haea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu, has 105 letters and means "the hill of the flute playing by...
- 46°47′S 167°38′E / 46.783°S 167.633°E / -46.783; 167.633 Codfish Island / Whenua Hou is a small island (14 km2 or 5.4 sq mi) located to the west of Stewart...
- Pouwhenua or pou whenua (land post), are carved wooden posts used by Māori, the indigenous peoples of New Zealand to mark territorial boundaries or places...
- is also the co-owner of the independent New Zealand production company Whenua Films. Curtis was born in Rotorua in 1968. He is one of eight children born...
- 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1    Tamatea Urehaea also known as Tamatea Pōkai-whenua and Tamatea Pōkai-moana was a Māori ariki (chieftain) of the Tākitimu tribal...
- In Polynesian mythology, Hine-Tu-Whenua is a kind and beneficent wind goddess. She was very helpful toward sailors and helped them reach their destinations...
- Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (or the Māori Land Act 1993) is a statute of the Parliament of New Zealand to "reform the laws relating to Māori land in...