Te Wiki o te Reo Maori, or Maori language week, is a good opportunity to familiarise yourself with our most famous purakau, or legends. ... Maui fishes up the North Island.

Maori Art Meets America Toi Maori Aotearoa. Around 600 people greeted the Maori waka Te Ika a Maui when it arrived into San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park this morning* at the start ...

New Zealand may restore the ancient Maori names of the two large islands that form the archipelago country. The New Zealand Geographic Board, the country’s statutory naming authority, has ...

Te Ika-A-Maui and Te Waipounamu are North and South Islands' New Names. Skip to Main Content. Explore Our Brands. WSJ; ... New Zealand's two biggest islands were known by their Maori names.

Kia Mau Festival 4-19 June Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Maui (Wellington Region) Returning with a 16-day programme of inspiring and dynamic Māori, Pasifika & Global Indigenous live performance, the sixth ...

Maori legend says that the demi-god Maui and his older brothers pulled Te Ika A Maui (the fish of Maui), known now as the North Island of New Zealand, from the bottom of the ocean using his magic ...

The Maui News The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will host the New Zealand’s Atamira Dance Company, the world’s foremost creator and presenter of Maori contemporary dance theater, for an evening ...

Kaumātua and Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa ki te Upoko o te Ika a Maui chairman Kura Moeahu said he strongly supported the move to return place names to the original ingoa Māori.