Ako
Everyone positioned as learners
Hauora
(stative) be fit, well, healthy, vigorous, in good spirits
Kaiako
(noun) teacher, instructor
Kaitiakitanga
Guardianship, stewardship. Our obligation and collective responsibility to protect and sustain the natural world for generations to come.
Kaupapa
Topic, policy, matter for discussion, plan, purpose, scheme, proposal, agenda, subject, programme, theme, issue, initiative
Mahi maara
Gardening, or mahi kai—growing and preparing food
Mahi toi
Art and craft
Mana whenua
Territorial rights, power from the land, authority over land or territory, jurisdiction over land or territory—power associated with possession and occupation of tribal land. The tribe’s history and legends are based in the lands they have occupied over generations and the land provides the sustenance for the people and to provide hospitality for guests.
Mauri
Life principle, life force, vital essence, special nature, a material symbol of a life principle, source of emotions – the essential quality and vitality of a being or entity
Manaakitanga
Hospitality, kindness, generosity, support—the process of showing respect, generosity, and care for others. Care for one another and the kaupapa.
Maara kai
Vegetable garden
Ngā Atua Māori
The Māori deities—ancestors with continuing influence—although often translated as ‘god’ and now also used for the Christian God, this is a misconception of the real meaning. Many Māori trace their ancestry from atua in their whakapapa and they are regarded as ancestors with influence over particular domains. These atua also were a way of rationalising and perceiving the world. Normally invisible, atua may have visible representations.
Ngahere
Bush, forest
Papatūānuku
Earth, Earth mother, and wife of Ranginui—all living things originate from them
Rākau
Tree, stick, timber, wood, spar, mast, plant—not normally used before the names of trees or plants
Rangahau
To seek, search out, pursue, research, investigate
Ranginui
Atua of the sky and husband of Papatūānuku, from which union originates all living things
Rongoā
Remedy, medicine, drug, cure, medication, treatment, solution (to a problem), tonic
Taha wairua
Spirit, soul—spirit of a person which exists beyond death. It is the non-physical spirit, distinct from the body and the mauri
Taiao
World, Earth, natural world, environment, nature, country
Tauutuutu
reciprocity, the giving and receiving of knowledge
Te ira tangata
the human element
Tauira
(noun) student, pupil, apprentice
Tuna
Eel of various species, including the longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) and shortfin eel (Anguilla australis)
Wānanga
Opportunities to make sense of ideas together
Whakapapa
Genealogy, genealogical table, lineage, descent
Whakatinanahia
To make manifest, implement, embody, realise
Whānau
(noun) extended family, family group