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New Zealand — The People ... continued Fair Go Mate Tempering the rugged individualism of New Zealanders is a strong egalitarian streak and a sense of fair play and teamwork. This may be partly due to the co-operative ‘whanau’ (extended family) structure of Maori society, as well as
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New Zealand — The People Today, New Zealanders are largely sophisticated and highly educated urban dwellers. Members of a unique and vibrant multicultural society, New Zealanders are embracing 21st century technology and culture in record numbers. But New Zealanders also have a background of quiet but rugged individualism, self-reliance,
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Maori Culture New Zealand’s indigenous Māori people have a unique and fascinating language and culture, which plays a major role in New Zealand life. Indigenous Culture The Māori people are the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and first arrived here in waka hourua (voyaging canoes) from their ancestral
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The Legend of New Zealand The Maui legend embodies the South Pacific idea of a hero, while not a god he was gifted, clever and walked between the realms of gods and men. Polynesian and Maori mythology include numerous legends of Maui fishing up new land, the North
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Te Reo Māori — the Māori Language The visitor to New Zealand will become immediately aware of the Māori language as the vast majority of place names are of Māori origin. At first, visitors may be puzzled by the seemingly impossible- to-pronounce names. In fact, Māori has a logical
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Kiwiana — Celebrating Our National Identity Gumboots, ‘Buzzy Bee’ toys, marching girls, a meringue dessert, shell ashtrays, and a cookbook may not seem terribly important objects. But to many Kiwis (New Zealanders), such things assume vital importance as major icons of Kiwiana! What is Kiwiana? It could be described
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