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New Zealand Maori People


New Zealand Maori People
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Copyright: Dawn McKenzie Wykes (Dawn) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1101 W: 98 N: 3374] (17650)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-02-03
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Canon G5
Exposure: f/4, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My favorite Humoristic or Funny shots, Indigenous People of the World [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-11-10 4:34
Viewed: 167204
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Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Kia Ora (greetings) from New Zealand... These are a small group of New Zealand Maori..Photo taken in Paihia, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand... These guys were strumming up business for their Maori culture show.. and preforming some dance and songs in the street.

The Maori people are the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and first arrived here in a Waka Hourua (voyaging canoes) from their ancestral homeland of Hawaiki over 1000 years ago. Today Maori make up over 14 percent of the population. Their language and culture has a major impact on a Reo Maori - The Maori Language - The visitor to New Zealand will become immediately aware of the Maori Language as the vast majority of place names are of Maori Origin. At first visitors may be puzzled by the semingly impossible to pronounce names

An attempt by a visitor to use Maori Greetings will almost certainly elicit a delighted response from both Maori and Pakeha (thats me !!..European) New Zealanders.

Kia ora = Gidday, Hello or Greeting..

Kia Ora Tatou = Hello everyone

Tena Koe = Greeting to you (said to one person)

Tena Koutou = Greeting to you all

Haere Mai = Welcome

Kei te pehea koe? = Hows it going

Kei te pai - Good

Tino pai = Really good

Haere ra = Farewell

Ka kite ano - until I see you again (bye)

Hei Konei ra = See you later.


So to all Treklens friends... Tena Koutou, Kei te pehea koe.....

Ka Kite ano... Dawn of Aotearoa....
JohnTulip, Janice, Refugee, fer, z_nenith, perryhooter, rbsplaces has marked this note useful
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To JohnTulip: New Zealand Maori Peopleperryhooter 1 11-11 18:16
To wck: HelloDawn 1 11-11 02:51
To JohnTulip: HakaJanice 6 11-10 14:05
To Refugee: helloDawn 1 11-10 13:57
To fer: thankuDawn 1 11-10 13:55
To Jancie: helloDawn 1 11-10 13:53
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Oh..ok
You get the heavy artillary in to scare us of.. right?
I asure you .. we all can stick our tongues out
much further. It will not keep us from coming.. we can handle these 'pussy's When they see our boat and
beards + mean faces (specilay Vassilis..Robert and I)
they ran off screaming for there Mothers !
Cheers Matie
Greets from Holland
Captain John of the SS Titanic 2

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  • fer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 747 W: 119 N: 910] (8182)
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Kia ora Daw,

Tino pai Work!I like a lot see these guys on tv.Beautiful work and thanks for your lesson.:o)
Ka kite ano
Fernando,

Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora! Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora! Tenei te tangata puhuruhuru nana i tiki mai whakawhiti te ra haupane! Haupane! Haupane! Haupane! Whiti te ra!

Howzat?? The Maori Haka for you!

Goods shot of young warriors Dawn. The Flying / Sailing Dutchman doesn't know what he's in for...

Kia mahara koe ki a koe ano / Take care of yourself

Kia ora Dawn, no Moko ? Shame on you :) Great shot just the same and would only be improved by the Moko. TFS.
Hei Konei ra
David

Ohhh.. I just wanted to say the Haka but Janice had the same idea !! :)))) Yeah, I saw the war dance and it was really impressive... Those warriors surely know the way to awe the enemy! :)) Nice shot, Dawn!
I've spent two days in Paihia but haven't seen a warrior there! :)))
Hei Konei ra!
ToM

Hello Dawn !

This one is really hilarious ! I love it. I have seen photos of Warriors from French Polynesia. They were more frightening then this happy campers!

Great composition. Big smileys to all of them !

I will work on something , and hopefully return next week with positive results !
Cheers!
Robert

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  • wck Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 698 W: 36 N: 423] (3849)
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Kia ora Dawn *0* & Tena Koe, I'm Kei te pai. You're Haere Mai...
Thanks for sharing & i like there "o" xP *_* (*o*) expression :D Cool..

Wong

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