A Maori recommendation advises a mother as follows: “Massage the legs of your daughter, that she may have a good appearance when standing before the fire on the beach”. Young Maori women, it is ...

On the voyage of the Arawa, Whakaotirangi saved a small portion of food in the bottom of a bag. One should be fully prepared for all eventualities by ensuring that something is kept for future needs.

There is a Maori proverb that is often heard on the marae. Mate atu he tetekura, ara mai he tetekura. Translated it means something like: when one plant frond dies another plant frond rises to take ...

(THE NEW PAPER) - "He waka eke noa", a Maori proverb that means "We are in this canoe together", reaffirms the strong community spirit of the Maori people and their philosophy of life that is evident ...

Wearing red and black vests and bamboo-made skirts, with totem on faces and bodies, a dozen of ethnic Maori people from New Zealand sang and danced in their traditional way and language. That was the ...