Glossary
Glossary of meanings
- Hapu
- clan or section of an iwi or tribe.
- Iwi
- tribe or people
- Kokowai
- red ochre
- Kumara
- a sweet potato, often golden, orange or purple in colour
- Oakura
- small coastal town and area, south west of New Plymouth.
- Maori
- the indigenous people of Aotearoa, New Zealand. The Tangata Whenua
- Pa
- a fortress style rampart for the protection of the hapu, a fortified village.
- Paepae
- beam or a bar.
- Puke Ariki
- ‘Hill of Chiefs/Kings’, Taranaki’s new library and museum.
- Rua pits
- pits dug in the ground for storing food.
- Tao
- a double-pointed spear used in battle, extremely deadly.
- Tapu
- sacred
- Taranaki
- western region of the North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
