Traditionally, Māori children were raised by their extended family, not just their parents. They were cherished by their hapū (subtribe) because they would be the tribe’s future. At birth they were …

Māori children were, by and large, cherished and indulged. The pōtiki (last-born) was often a particularly favoured child. This care and affection was observed by several early travellers …

Māori children amused themselves with singing, dancing, story-telling and an array of games including kite flying, top-spinning, string games, knuckle bones and dart throwing. Children …

The fundamental principle for raising children was the underlying belief that children were favoured as gifts from the atua (spiritual beings), from the tipuna (ancestors) and preceded …

1. (noun) foster children, adopted children. I te matenga o Erueti, whakataua ana e Tiati Tiakihana Pāma kāore e tika kia uru ana Pākehā ki ōna whenua (TP 6/1908:5). / When Erueti died Judge …

Nov 22, 2022 · Support Māori children’s identities. Māori children achieve success when their education values and reflects their identity, culture, and language.

Jul 18, 2019 · Ranginui and Papatūānuku, Tāne, Tangaroa, Tāwhirimātea, Rongomātāne, Haumietiketike, Tūmatauenga and Rūaumoko are Maori Gods who are inextricably linked to te …

Read about a te ao Māori perspective on dispositions drawn from Te Whatu Pōkeka. Tū mai, e moko. Te whakaata o ō mātua. Te moko o ō tīpuna. Stand strong, O moko. The reflection of …

2 days ago · This article investigates the colonial disruption of Māori parenting practices and its enduring effects on Indigenous identity and belonging. It explores how colonisation imposed …

Jul 6, 2023 · Māori are disproportionately locked in to economic hardship: approximately one-fifth (19%) of Māori children live in households experiencing material hardship (compared with 8% …