Kuputaka - Glossary
Ara |
Path, pathway |
Harakeke |
New Zealand flax plant |
Hauora |
Health, wellbeing |
Kaitiaki |
Guardian, steward, trusteeship |
Karakia |
Blessing, incantation |
Kārearea |
New Zealand falcon |
Kaupapa Māori |
Māori ideology – a philosophical doctrine, incorporating theknowledge, skills, attitudes and values of Māori society |
Mahi |
Work |
Mahuta |
To rise, upward direction |
Manaakitanga |
Hospitality, kindness, generosity, support – the process of respect, generosity and care for others |
Mātāpono Māori |
Māori principles |
Nuku |
To move, shift, extend |
One |
Earth, sand, clay, soil |
Papatūānuku |
Earth Mother |
Poutama |
A stepped pattern that symbolises a stairway or pathway of progression or advancement |
Ranginui |
Sky Father |
Renarena |
To bind together, to fasten up, tie up |
Rongo |
Short for Rongomātāne - atua of cultivated food and peace |
Tangata whenua |
Indigenous people |
Te Ao Māori |
The Māori world |
Te Taha Hinengaro |
Mental and emotional health |
Te Taha Tinana |
Physical health |
Te Taha Wairua |
Spiritual health |
Te Taha Whānau |
Family and social health |
Te Tiriti o Waitangi |
Treaty of Waitangi |
Te Wehenga |
This is the Māori legend that describes the separation of Ranginui, Sky Father, and Papatūānuku, Earth Mother |
Te Whare Tapa Whā |
A Māori model of health that represents health and wellbeing as a wharenui (meeting house) with four walls |
Whānau |
Extended family, family group, a familiar term of address to a number of people – the primary economic unit of traditional Māori society |
Whanaungatanga |
Relationship, kinship, sense of family connection – a relationship through shared experiences and working together which provides people with a sense of belonging |
Whenua |
Land, Roots |
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