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Maori terms

English terms: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U Z

Maori Word

Meaning

Hapu

Sub-tribe.

Hui

Meeting, gathering.

Inanga

Whitebait.

Iwi

Tribe.

Kai

Food.

Kaimoana

Seafood.

Kaitiaki/Tangatiaki

Local guardian or trustee.

Karakia

Prayer.

Karengo

Seaweed.

Kaumatua

Elder.

Kehe

Marblefish.

Kina

Seaeggs.

Kokopu

Native trout.

Koura papatea

Rock lobster.

Kumu kumu

Gurnard.

Mahinga kai

Activity and places of food gathering.

Manaaki

Hospitality.

Manamoana

Status, rights over marine and other water resources.

Manawhenua

Status, rights and responsibilities of hapu as residents of their tribe.

Mataitai Reserves

An identified traditional fishing ground established as a reserve under a customary fishing regulation. A mataitai reserve may be managed by tangata whenua for non-commercial purposes, through bylaws approved by the Minister

Ngatura

Type of fish

Rahui

A traditional Maori ban on fishing activity. May apply specifically or generally.

Rawaru

Blue cod.

Taiapure

These are coastal fishing areas customarily of special significance to iwi or hapu as a source of food or for spiritual/cultural reasons that can be set up under the Fisheries Act 1996. A management committee nominated by tangata whenua can then propose regulations for management of all fishing within those areas.

Tamure

Snapper.

Tangaroa

The guardian of the sea.

Tangata Whenua

Local people. In relation to a particular area means the whanau, hapu or iwi, being Maori, which hold manawhenua manamoana.

Tangi

Funeral.

Taonga

Speciality.

Tapu

Sacred.

Te Ohu Kai Moana

Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission:
Main task is the development of a method for allocation of assets to iwi, according to the provisions of the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992, and the Deed of Settlement 1992.

Te Tautiaki i nga tini a Tangaroa

Ministry of Fisheries, (MFish).

Tipuna/Tupuna

Ancestor.

Toitoi

Whitebait.

Tuare

Blind eel or hagfish.

Tuna korokoro

Lamprey.

Waahi Tapu

Sacred Area.

Whanau

Family: Sub-group of a Hapu.

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