Tag Archives: Maori

Summer Poem for the Southern Hemisphere

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

It’s Winter in the top half of the world, but south of the equator, the Sun is smiling. Hone Tuwhare (1922 -2008) was born in Kaikohe, Northland, New Zealand into the Maori Ngapuhi tribe. Well-known and much-loved in his own country, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: WORD-WARRIOR

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Looking up a word in another language is often a doorway into the past of its speakers. When I did a search for the Maori word for “warrior,” the answers were far more than just words: … Continue reading →

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