Maori New Zealand Proverbs, Quotes, and Sayings

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“Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.”
– Maori Proverb

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“As man disappears from sight, the land remains.”
– Maori Proverb

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“As an old net withers, another is remade.”
– Maori Proverb

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“There is food at the end of my hands.”
– Maori Proverb

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“Don’t die like an octopus, die like a hammerhead shark.”
– Maori Proverb

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“Have two strings to your bow.”
– Maori Proverb

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“An active person will remain healthy while a lazy one will become sick.”
– Maori Proverb

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“One canoe which we are all in with no exception.”
– Maori Proverb

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“Early arrivals have the pick.”
– Maori Proverb

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“When one chief disappears another is ready to appear. No one is indispensable.”
– Maori Proverb

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“It would be better to let others praise.”
– Maori Proverb

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“To rest on human support is unreliable, to rest on the earth is sure.”
– Maori Proverb

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“For a woman and land, men perish.”
– Maori Proverb

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“He who stands lives; he who sits perishes.”
– Maori Proverb

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Young Maori man performing in a kapahaka group

Maori Sayings

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“Kia Ora”
– Maori Saying for “Hello”

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“Haere Mai.”
– Maori Saying for “Welcome”

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“Tēnā Koutou”
– Maori Saying for “Hello,” to a group of people

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“Haere Ra”
– Maori Saying for “Goodby”

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“Ka Kite Ano”
– Maori Saying for “See you tomorrow”

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“Kia kaha”
– Maori Saying for “Be strong”

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“Kei te pēhea koe?”
– Maori Saying for “How are you?”

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The Haka Powhiri, a chant, and dance of welcome

New Zealand – “Aotearoa” in Māori

Country: New Zealand or “Aotearoa” in Māori
Capital: Wellington
Largest city: Auckland
Population: 5 million
Stages of Independence from the United Kingdom:
- Responsible government: 1856
- Dominion: 1907
- The statute of Westminster 1947

Museums in New Zealand – Map

How to Pronounce Māori Words for Travelers

Virtual Tour of the Museums in New Zealand

Maori Kapa Haka

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Sir Edmund Hillary – a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist, Hillary, and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa – a New Zealand former opera singer, she had a full lyric soprano voice
Lorde – Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, known professionally as Lorde, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter
Jacinda Ardern – a New Zealand politician and the 40th prime minister of New Zealand
Flight of the Conchords – a New Zealand comedy duo composed of musicians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement

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A Tour of Proverbs and Quotes

NEW ZEALAND PHRASES

The Worlds Greatest Proverbs – Ancient Wisdom

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“As man disappears from sight, the land remains.”
– Maori Proverb

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Photo Credit: Gottfried Lindauer / Public domain; Andrew Turner from Ann Arbor, MI, United States / CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); Governor General of New Zealand / CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)