maunga

1. (noun) mountain, mount, peak.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 103; Te Kākano Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 47;)

Kei te āta āngia haeretia e te Pākehā, āpōpō ake nei piri mai ana i ngā pari, i runga rānei i ngā keokeonga o ngā maunga (TTT 1/3/1930:1992). / We are slowly being driven out by the Pākehā and soon will be clinging to the cliffs or on the peaks of the mountains.

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tupari maunga

1. (noun) gahnia, Gahnia xanthocarpa - an endemic grass found in the North Island and Nelson, Marlborough, Westland and Canterbury where it is very uncommon.

pae maunga

1. (noun) mountain range.

Huri noa, huri noa i te tuakaihau, he maunga, he pae maunga, he matuaiwi (HM 2/2009:10). / In all directions in the distance were mountains, mountain ranges and rows of hills.

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Maunga-hekea

1. (location) Little Rangitoto (Auckland).

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 107;)

Te ihoiho o ngā maunga

1. The sinews of the mountain: meaning tribes of that area.

E ngā ihoihonga o ngā maunga tēnā rā koutou katoa / To the tribes of this area greetings to you all.

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Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei

1. Shoot for the stars and you might hit the moon.

Pursue excellence and if you should surrender may it be to a lofty mountain. /

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Hokia ki ō maunga kia purea koe e ngā hau a Tāwhirimātea

1. Return home to your origin to be refreshed and renewed.

Return to your mountains to be purified by the winds of Tāwhirimātea. /

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Rārangi maunga tū i te ao i te pō. Rārangi tangata ngaro noa ngaro noa.

1. Mankind is impermanent.

A mountain range stands for eternity but people will die. /

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Maungauika

1. North Head (Auckland).

Maungawhau

1. (location) Mount Eden (Auckland).

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 107;)

Ka tukua ā rātou nei hinu kakara, me ngā remu huia, me ngā hou toroa, me ngā ipu taramea ki te tino rangatira o taua pā nei, o Maungawhau (TAH 44:24). / Their fragrant oils, huia tail-feathers, albatross feathers, and containers of taramea scent were given to the head chief of the pā of Mount Eden.

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Maungarei

1. (location) Mount Wellington (Auckland).

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 107;)

Maungakiekie

1. (location) One Tree Hill (Auckland).

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 107;)

Mahuika, Apirana Tuahae Kaukapakapa

1. (personal name) (1934-2015) Ngāti Porou; leader, orator, expert in Māori language and customs. Ordained as a minister in the Anglican Church in 1964. Gained a BA from the University of Auckland, and an MA from Sydney. Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The University of Waikato in 2004. Chairman of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou and oversaw the vesting of the legal title of Hikurangi Maunga and the Ngāti Porou settlement with the Crown. Member of the Council and Te Rōpū Manukura of The University of Waikato.

maunga

tupari maunga

pae maunga

Maunga-hekea

Te ihoiho o ngā maunga

Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei

Hokia ki ō maunga kia purea koe e ngā hau a Tāwhirimātea

Rārangi maunga tū i te ao i te pō. Rārangi tangata ngaro noa ngaro noa.

Maungauika

Maungawhau

Maungarei

Maungakiekie

Mahuika, Apirana Tuahae Kaukapakapa

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