Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.

Maori Proverb

Kia mau koe ki nga kupu o ou tupuna

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors

Maori are the wonderful indigenous peoples of New Zealand. I grew up singing Maori songs and doing Maori dances and am so grateful for that. I've included several lnks for you so they can share with you their culture, history, customs, where they are at today and where they are going. They can tell you better than I can.

Kia ora          Hello (Good health, be well)
Haere mai    Welcome (literally "come here")
Ka kite ano (Ka kite)      See you again (see you)
Ata marie     Good (peaceful) morning
Po marie      Good (peaceful) night

Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa
Let us keep close together, not wide apart

Visit their sites and learn more...

maori.org.nz Mataraki Matariki is the Maori name for the group of stars also known as the Pleiades star cluster or The Seven Sisters; and what is referred to as the traditional Maori New Year. Maori News Maori Art Maori Biz Listings of Maori businesses, services and professionals in New Zealand and overseas. Song of Waitaha Song of Waitaha is the first book of it's kind where the oral (spoken) history of a people has been recorded. “At last our story is told. Now the brave ancestors we have hidden for so long stand again for all to see.”  Culture Wahine Whanau Whenua Women as land owners, decision makers Maori Directory Maori Television Maori Radio (access internationally) Maori Party Maori Cultural Performance Mean Maori Mean Kia ora my maori....this website is for you....make yourself at home, I'l put the jug on!  I hope to inspire all my maori to make the most of their life, especially our rangatahi. After reading my website, I want you to feel inspired to make your dreams come true, no matter what your situation is. Nothing is impossible, anything can be achieved. Korero Online Newspaper in Te Reo Maori Maaori Maori in OZ Society for Maori Astronomy Research and Tourism

“I haere mai ahau i Tawhiti-nui, i Tawhiti-roa, i Tawhiti-pa-mamao, i te Hono-i-Wairua, i Hawaiki.

“I came from Great-Distance, from Long-Distance, from the Very-Distant-Places, from the Gathering-Place-of-Souls, from Hawaiki.”