He mea whakahirahira te manu ki te iwi Māori, he uri whakaheke nā Tāne Mahuta he mana nui tōna i te tirohanga mātairangi a te māori...
Iwi Māori of Aotearoa did not have a written language until the 19th century, and knowledge was encoded and passed down through waiata (songs), pātere (chants),...
E whai ana Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa ki te whakamanawa i te kaitiakitanga mā roto i ngā kohakoha pūtaiao kirirarau ki te...
A change in birdsong was a tohu for mana whenua that something was not right in the Waitākere Ranges. Kauri were māuiui. After waiting years for...
The association of birds as the children of Tāne Mahuta reflects their importance in Māori cosmology and their integral role in the natural world. They were...
Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa | New Zealand Garden Bird Survey strives to encourage kaitiakitanga through citizen science efforts to enhance knowledge and...
Kōwhai trees litter the banks of rivers and streams and are a popular choice as a border for new roading developments around Aotearoa. Not only are...
Our atmosphere and climate 2023 – an environmental report produced by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ – begins with this whakatauākī: Tiakina te...
Botany is the scientific study of plants. This field of study encompasses terrestrial, freshwater and ocean plants, as well as algae and some non-plants like fungi....
Kua whakawhanaketia tēnei rauemi hei whakahihiri, hei whakahihiko, hei tautoko hoki i te whakaako kei roto, kei waho hoki i te akomanga. He ataata pakiwaituhi tāoreore...
This interactive resource has been developed to engage, inspire and support learning in and out of the classroom. It contains short animated videos featuring Te Ariki...
This interactive diagram uses information from Our atmosphere and climate 2023 – an environmental report produced by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ –...
E kīia ana ko te ngahere urutapu koia ko te wao nui a Tāne Mahuta, he atua Māori. I muri i te wehenga o ngā mātua...
In times past, young children were closely observed and nurtured by an entire iwi, particularly kaumātua. They believed each and every member of the iwi possessed...
In the early 1800s, detailed art forms had emerged that reflected the local fauna, flora and climate of Aotearoa. In this video, we learn about specific...
All species are related through whakapapa or kinship relationships. In Māori creation stories, everything in the universe is related back to Ranginui, the sky father, and...
Matua Wiremu Puke (Ngāti Wairere, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi) shares mātauranga whakairo (carving knowledge) with tauira. In this video, we hear about the importance for...
He whare rangahau Karauna a Manaaki Whenua. Ko tāna tino kaupapa ko te whakahau i te auahatanga i roto i te whakahaere i te kanorau koiora...
In te ao Māori, all species are related through whakapapa or kinship relationships. In Māori creation stories, everything in the universe is related back to Ranginui,...
Dr Leon Perrie is a Botany Curator at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington. Leon explains how learning about plants opened up...
Pērā i ētahi atu manu rere, he nui ngā āhuatanga ā-tinana a ngā karoro e mahitahi ana kia pai ai te rere. Me kōmāmā, me hāneanea,...
Kua huatau mai te whakaaturanga i ngā ngohe hei whakatenatena i ngā ākonga ki te whakaaro mō ngā manu i te rohe pōtae – i ngā...
Ki tā te iwi Māori, he whanaunga ngā momo katoa nā te whakapapa, te whanaungatanga rānei. I ngā orokoranga Māori, ka hono katoa ngā mea i...
E ngākau nui ana ō tātou hapori ki te oranga o tō tātou pūnaha rauropi e ora ai ngā momo kararehe katoa. He mea nui ō...
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