Tikanga - Tradition

Kaumatua - Elderly Man

Kirikiriroa - Hamilton

Marae - Courtyard - the open area in front of the wharenui, where formal greetings and discussions take place. Often also used to include the complex of buildings around the marae

Whanau - Family

Taonga - Property, somethin prized

Kohanga Reo - Maori Language Preschool

Rangatahi - Youth