- 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...
-
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...
-
Manaaki Whenua) is a New
Zealand Crown Research Institute whose focus of
research is the environment, biodiversity, and sustainability.
Manaaki Whenua was...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
-
whenua of New
Zealand entirely (excepting the
Chatham Islands,
where the
tangata whenua are Moriori);
individual iwi are
recognised as
tangata whenua...
