(NZ) Local or indigenous people; specifically, the Maori.
(NZ) Local or indigenous people; specifically, the Maori.
“Tangata Tiriti is an honourable identity, but wypipo avoid it BC it means respecting Tangata Whenua”
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(NZ) Māori culture, traditions, and way of life; Maoriness.
(NZ) In Māori culture: the place where one belongs or has a right to live; one's own land; also, the sense of freedom, identity, and spiritual connection associated with this place.
(NZ) A non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander.
(NZ, Maori) self-determination; absolute sovereignty (of the Maori people).
(NZ) local or tribal group.