The sun once moved across the sky too fast for people to complete their tasks, so the demigod Māui laid ropes to capture Tama-nui-te-rā (a Māori sun god) & make him travel more slowly. The sun's rays are said to be remnants of these ropes.

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my baby boye khloe
they're a seeker/keeper kid but like, they and their whānau are whatever the ffxiv equiv of polynesian is. (chiefly māori, obvs)
i wanna design them some tā moko eventually, once i'm less whakamā about the whole thing https://t.co/utlMEGS4Vt

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challenge: Ancient Civilizations
Day 7: Māori history

I did not have any time this weekend but I still wanted to do this

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The traditional Māori greeting, the hongi is performed by two people pressing their noses together

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Look at all the beautiful art 🥺🫶🏻💖 I’m Aboriginal, Māori & White 🥰

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Now open at the Davis... Māori artist Lisa Reihana’s visually stunning and conceptually provocative digital panorama, 𝘐𝘯 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘴 [𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥]. Plan your visit: https://t.co/VyFl9sk2kc

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🌟 ART 🌟

🌏 Being from New Zealand, their NFTs will have a mix of Māori and Pasifika traits throughout their NFTs and anime they will be building.

🖌️ The attention to detail is what sets City Of Zion apart, as evidenced by the quality of their sneak peaks already.

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i'm gonna be streaming again tonight for te marama o māori and the nice ppl over at stray fawn have sent me a pre launch code for their new game the wandering village + a giveaway code 🎁, so come hang out tonight around 8:30 nzt and see what it's all about

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Martin Edmond on Vaughan Rapatahana, an extraordinary Māori writer whose work has been translated into Bahasa, Mandarin, Italian, French, Spanish and Romanian, via https://t.co/5m87cFvGVN
Find Rapatahana's work on our catalogue: https://t.co/QL0kKKvb4k

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Born on this day: The longest-reigning Māori monarch Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu (1931-2006)

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It’s our new book!! Written by me, illustrated by and translated into te reo Māori by Pānia Papa. A sequel to BatKiwi/ Ko PekaKiwi, ‘There are No Moa, e hoa/ Kua Kore he Moa, e hoa’ will be published this November by

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A mascot for the Bay of Plenty furries. Their name is Hama, the Māori word for grey.

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Hākuturi
In Māori mythology, the hākuturi are guardians of the forest. They are responsible for guarding the forest and avenging any desecration of its sacredness. https://t.co/FsljWKbnog via

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Mānawatia a Matariki - Happy Māori New Year! June 24th is now an official holiday in Aotearoa/NZ. Matariki is a star cluster A.K.A. "Pleiades" & this time of year it's visible in my homeland. Appreciation for those lost, those present, & looking to the future today.

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Matariki hunga nui!
Matariki ahunga nui!
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This month is Matariki, marking the beginning of the Maramataka, the Māori lunar calendar. Today this year, it is a public holiday in NZ for the first time! Here’s a wee thread explaining what this festival means 🧵:

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Disney’s The Lion King Reo Māori is out in cinemas across Aotearoa today! Tau kē mai!

Don’t forget, The Lion King Reo Māori is screening at Māoriland Film Festival next Wednesday 29 June!

Book your tickets here: https://t.co/tQUqbhgi9P

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Hongi: the traditional Māori greeting.
Since Ed(and ) is Māori, I wanted to draw them performing it💕

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Register for free NZASE science PLD on local curricula & engaging w Mātauranga Māori: https://t.co/UKej0H8gmN Great facilitators & interactive learning, Y1-13, around the country.

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'Stop! We appeal to you' — Fundraising poster published in New Zealand during the Second World War (ca. 1942) showing a fighter of the Māori Battalion with a Thompson submachine gun.

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