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Culture
 The indigenous Maori people of New Zealand have a unique and fascinating language and culture, which has a major part to play in New Zealand life. The love of their culture, the outdoors, sport and the arts make their culture unique in the world.
New Zealanders in general have a unique and dynamic culture, with European, Maori, Pacific Island and Asian influences. It is a culture that celebrates many different lifestyles, and these influences make the arts in New Zealand so colourful and unique. Arts and culture are an important and vibrant part of New Zealand life. Much of the art is produced as a sense of identity and nationhood for this country and often the art is communicated from generation to generation.
- Waitangi National Trust Treaty Grounds ..... Treaty House and National Reserve...New Zealand's most important historic site, where Maori and British signed the Treaty.
- Culture North's Treaty of Waitangi Sound & Light Show ... Evening production on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the Bay of Islands. It combines Maori culture, live drama, sound and lights. This evening show covers the story of Kupe the first Maori chief to discover New Zealand through to present day.
- Tamaki Maori Village ..... This unique village offers a variety of exciting Maori culture performances, arts and crafts, traditional Maori feasts, tribal arts and café.
- The Buried Village ..... This excavated village was buried by a volcanic eruption in 1886. It now hosts the Museum of Te Wairoa, the excavated village including a Maori Whare (dwelling), a stone store house, a canoe and some local shops such as the black smith and the barmans house. Nearby there is also the Te Wairoa Waterfall walking track and tearooms.
Located on Tarawera Road RD 5, Rotorua
Operational Hours - Summer: 8.30 - 5.30pm. (November - March) / Winter: 9.00 - 4.30pm. (April - October)
Language
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MAORI GREETINGS
Kia ora — Hello
Tena koe — Greetings (said to one person)
Tena koutou — Greeting everyone
Haere mai — Welcome
Ka pai — Good
Haere ra — Farewell
Ka kite ano — Until I see you again (Bye)
COMMON MAORI WORDS
Aotearoa – Maori word for New Zealand
haka – chant with a dance for the purpose of a challenge
hangi – Traditional Maori method of cooking
hui – a meeting of any kind, conference, gathering
iwi – people, nation, tribe
kai – food
kaumatua – elder or elders
kumera – Maori sweet potato
marae – the area of a meeting house, dining hall, grounds
etc for the local tribe
moana - sea
pakeha – non maori person
puku – belly, stomach
tangata whenua – orginal people of a place, local
hosts
tapu – sacred, not to be touched, to be avoided, taboo
wai - water
waiata – song or chant which follows a speech
waka – Canoe
whanau – extended family
whare Hui – Meeting House |
NEW ZEALAND SLANG & COLLOQUIALISMS
ashfelt - tar
bach – holiday home
biscuits – cookies
bonnet – hood of a car
boot – trunk of a car
chillybin – Eski, Cooler
chips - french fries
dag – amusing person or situation
fizzy - soda pop
flannel - wash cloth
give way - yield (traffic)
hard case -
joker; comedian
holiday – vacation
Kiwi - New Zealander
kiwi - an endangered flightless bird native to New Zealand
kiwifruit - kiwi (formerly known as Chinese gooseberry)
lemonade - 7Up or sprite
lollies – sweets/candy
jandals – thongs, flip-flops, slippers
petrol – gasoline
ring - phone/call
rubbish – trash/garbage
serviette - A napkin made of either fabric or absorbent paper
tea – can be dinner or a drink
togs – swim suit
tomato sauce - catsup
wop-wops - out of the way location |
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