Glossary
Atua – God
Hapu – sub tribe
Hinengaro – emotional
Iwi – tribe
Kaiawhina – assistant
Kaimahi – employees
Kaitiaki – guardian
Kete wananga – baskets of Knowledge
Kohanga – nest
Koru – spiral shape
Kuia – older Mäori woman
Kura Kaupapa – education immersed in the Mäori language
Mahi – work
Manaaki whanau tangata ora – nurturing families will develop healthy people
Manaaki tangata – taking care of people
Manako – aspiration
Maori – indigenous person from New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Maramatanga – enlightenment
Mate atu, he tete kura, ara mai ra he tete kura – cycle of life endures through growth and regeneration
Nga Kohanga Reo – preschool education immersed in the Maori language
Rangatiratanga – absolute sovereignty
Tamariki – children
Tane – man
Te Ao Maori – Maori worldview
Te Tohu – symbol
Te Kupenga Hauora – the net encompassing all aspects of health
Te Kupenga – the net
Tikanga – cultural practices
Wairua – spirit, spirtual
Whanau – family
Whanau Ora – family health and wellbeing
Whare – house
