Section 4: Glossaries
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4.2 Glossary of Maori terms
Maori term
English equivalent in context
Aotearoa
New Zealand
atua
divinity, god
hapu
clan
harakeke
New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax
ira tangata
human element of life
iwi
kin group, public, communities
kaitiaki
guardian, guardianship
kaitiakitanga
guardianship
korero
communicate
mana
authority, control
matauranga
knowledge
mauri
life principle, principle
Nga Kaihautu Tikanga Taiao
Maori advisory group of ERMA
Pakeha
European, non-Maori
rangatiratanga
independence, dominion
Runanga
councils, boards
taiao
environment, world view
tangata whenua
local people, native people
taonga
assets, belongings
tapu
inviolable
tikanga
culture, cultural, customs
tino rangatiratanga
independence
whakapapa
genealogy, heredity
wairua
spirit
whanau
family
whanui
community