FAQ

Iwi — extended kinship group, tribe, nation, people, nationality, race, often refers to a large group of people descended from a common ancestor and associated with a distinct territory.

Hoa — friend, companion, mate.

Kahu — large brown hawk with long-fingered wings which feeds on prey and carrion and is common on farmland, tussock land and swamps.

Kamu — a grasslike hooked sedge native to New Zealand, the Society Islands, and Hawai‘i. 

Karearea — New Zealand falcon, a fast-flying bird of prey which often perches high in trees or on a rock and swoops to catch its prey.

Kea — mountain parrot, intelligent, large, bold endemic parrot, olive-green with scarlet underwings that lives mainly in the South Island 's alpine regions of New Zealand.

Kotara — war belt, a long band of woven flax wound round the body as armour in battle. 

Mako — large, fast-moving oceanic shark with deep blue back and white underparts.

Matangi — wind, breeze.

Moko — lizard, skink, and gecko.

Paihamu — common brushtail possum, an introduced cat-sized mammal with a long bushy tail, prominent ears and large dark eyes.

Pahi — purse, wallet. 

Paua — edible univalve molluscs of rocky shores that have flattened, ear-shaped shells with  peacock-like colours on the inside of the shell. 

Pukoro — scabbard, pouch. 

Ripi — cutting instrument, knife. 

Tapeka — sash, a wide shoulder belt worn diagonally.

Rata — doctor. 

Tonga — south wind.

Wapi — wasps of various species.

Waka — long narrow receptacle, box (for feathers).