2. (location) Also a name from Hawaiki used for several mountains in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
hikurangi
1. (noun) primary feather - feathers located towards the outer part of the wing and are especially important for flapping flight, as they are the principal source of thrust, moving the bird forward through the air. On the upstroke (when the bird often draws its wing in close to its body), the primaries are separated and rotated, reducing air resistance while still helping to provide some thrust.
Mahupuku, Hāmuera Tamahau
1. (personal name) (1837-42?-1904) Ngāti Kahungunu; progressive leader and runholder, he started the Māori language newspaper Te Puke ki Hikurangi and established Papawai (Wairarapa) as a centre for Māori unity.
Haria atu taku pōuri me taku aroha nui ki ngā whanaunga me ngā hoa, mō runga i te matenga o taku hoa aroha, o Tamahau Mahupuku (TPH 1/7/1904:6). / Please convey my sadness and great affection to the relatives and friends concerning the death of my loving friend, Tamahau Mahupuku.
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.
