Maori haka

Every piece of land, Iwi (tribe) and/or Hapu (sub-tribe) have their own haka.   Their are many types of haka like a war haka where the maori wariors would do a haka to show how feirce they are to their enemy. Haka means fiery breath ha = fire ka = breath.

The most famous haka in New Zealand is ka mate.
Ka Mate is thought to have been composed by Te Rauparaha a maori chief of the ngati toa tribe.

Around 1820 some members of the enemy tribes Ngati Maniapoto and Waikato were chasing Te Rauparaha. Te Rauparaha made his way to the Taupo and asked help from the chief Tuwharetoa, who refused.

While roaming around the lake Taupo, Te Rauparaha was almost caugh, they were lying and waiting for him. Fleeing for his life, Te Rauparaha arrived at Motuopuhi, and asked the local chief Te Whareangi for protection. After some hesitation, Te Whareangi permitted Te Rauparaha to hide in his kumara pit. Te Whareangi's wife, Te Rangikoaea then sat over the kumara pit. 

When his enemy's thought that they lost him and left Te Rauparaha got out and chanted ka mate and that is how it as compesed.

Maori

Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!
Tenei te tangata puhuru huru
Nana nei i tiki mai, Whakawhiti te ra
A upane! ka upane!
A upane! ka upane!
Whiti te ra! Hi!!     

English

I die! I die! I live! I live!
I die! I die! I live! I live!
This is the hairy man
Who has caused the sun to shine again
The Sun shines! Hi!

Pa sites

Pa means A Maori village or defense settlement.  Pa normally means a Hill or Mountain fort. Pa sites are normally in the north island of New Zealand above Lake Taupo.

Matariki

Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises late May to early June. Matariki is the Maori new year and it was a good time to harvest and remember your whakapapa.

Matariki is a good time to remember your ancestors and it was a good time to plant and harvest new food. These food would feed the tribe for most of the year.

Matariki literally means the ‘eyes of god’ (mata ariki) or ‘little eyes’ (mata riki). Some say that when Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatūānuku, the earth mother were separated by their offspring, the god of the winds, Tāwhirimātea, became angry, tearing out his eyes and hurling them into the heavens. Others say Matariki is the mother surrounded by her six daughters, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-ā-rangi and Ururangi. One account explains that Matariki and her daughters appear to assist the sun, Te Rā, whose winter journey from the north has left him weakened.

There are seven stars and their names are waipuna-a-rangi, uru-a-rangi, tapu-a-rangi, tupu-a-nuku, waiti, waita and the biggest one in the middle Matariki.

Mana'o (feelings)

Tūāhua           Translation                                     Kei te pehea koe?
                                                                              How are you?
Pai                  Good/Well                                     Kei te pouri ahau
Pōuri               Sad                                                I am sad
Harikoa           Happy
Riri                  Angry
Māuiui             Sick

Ora                  Well
Ngenge            Tired
Hiakai              Hungry
Hiainu              Thirsty

AWESOME MAORI HIDEOUT ILLUMINATI RITUALS MUST SEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  this is a Maori marae its very cultural and is were all the powhiri and the meeting happen

Mambers Of The Family - Te Whānau

Ngā Kupu Hou (Vocabulary)

Te Reo Māori (Māori)
Tipuna/Tupuna
Tīpuna/Tūpuna
Korea/Tipuna pāpā
Kuia/Tipuna pāpā
Mātua
Matua/pāpā
Māmā/kōkā/whāea          
Maitua/matua kēkē                    
Kōkā/whāea/whaea kēkē
Tuahine
Tuāhine
Taukana
Tuākana
Teina
Tēina
Hoa
Tamāhine
Tamaiti tāne
Tama
Tamaiti
Tamariki
Tamaiti whāngai
Irāmutu
Mokopuna
Wahine
Tāne

Maori Culture

The Maori Culture was a massive part in there life,       The head of the body had the most mana. when  the chef died the family would hide the head so then the enemy wouldn't eat it. the Maori were cannibals.
Haka was another thing thats was a major part of there culture, every tribe had a different Haka.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI851yJUQQ

Maori Warfare

War was a major part of the Maori life because it was how they gained land. It was an honor to die in the battlefield.

this is some Maori tattoos they represent there whanau and background its very cultral

 the New Zealand map                                                                                         the new Zealand flag

A taiaha (Māori pronunciation: [ˈtaiaha]) is a traditional weapon of the Māori of New Zealand; a close-quarters staff weapon made from either wood or whalebone, and used for short, sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts with quick footwork on the part of the wielder.