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Diocese (2,415 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. In the later organization of the Roman

New Zealand bravery awards (537 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The New Zealand bravery awards are civil decorations for bravery that were instituted in 1999. In some circumstances, the awards can be awarded to military

Ngāti Rārua (313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ngāti Rārua are a Māori tribe (iwi) of the Tainui tribal confederation. Ngāti Rārua stem from the marriage of Rārua-ioio and Tū-pāhau and, like other Tainui

Kingdom of Rarotonga (626 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Kingdom of Rarotonga (Cook Islands Māori: Mātāmuatanga Rarotonga), named after the island of Rarotonga, was an independent kingdom established in the

New Zealand gallantry awards (182 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Prior to 1999 the New Zealand armed forces received honours of the United Kingdom, including military decorations and campaign medals. Since the end of

Aril (659 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

An aril (/ˈærɪl/), also called an arillus, is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed. An arillode or false aril

Outline of transgender topics (1,388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to transgender topics. The term "transgender" is multi-faceted and complex, especially

Mayor of Dunedin (335 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. The mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other

Lorde (9,248 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde (/lɔːrd/ LORD), is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. She is known

Ngāti Pōneke (150 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ngāti Ākarana in Auckland and Ngāti Rānana in London). "Pōneke" is a Māori language name for Wellington, derived from "Port Nicholson". Harris, Aroha (11

Lee Tamahori (1,039 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Warren Lee Tamahori (/ˌtɑːməˈhɔːri/; born 17 June 1950) is a New Zealand film director. His feature directorial debut, Once Were Warriors (1994), was a

Greater Wellington Regional Council (638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's

List of Māori waka (119 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This is a list of Māori waka (canoes). The information in this list represents a compilation of different oral traditions from around New Zealand. These

Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (101 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The prime minister of the Cook Islands is the head of government of the Cook Islands, a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand.

Akava'ine (1,404 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Akava'ine is a Cook Islands Māori word which has come, since the 2000s, to refer to transgender people of Māori descent from the Cook Islands. It may be

Mnesarchaea (140 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mnesarchaea is a genus of "New Zealand primitive moths" in the family Mnesarchaeidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. This genus was first described

Ngāti Whātua (1,294 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ngāti Whātua is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the lower Northland Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island. It comprises a confederation of four hapū (subtribes)

Maungatautari (504 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Maungatautari is a mountain near Cambridge in the Waikato region in New Zealand's central North Island. The 797-metre-high (2,615 ft) mountain is an extinct

Rohe (184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Māori people of New Zealand use the word rohe to describe the territory or boundaries of tribes (iwi), although some divide their rohe into several

ʻOkina (936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The ʻokina (Hawaiian pronunciation:

Mooning (2,281 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mooning is the act of displaying one's bare buttocks by removing clothing, e.g., by lowering the backside of one's trousers and underpants, usually bending

Waiatoto River (125 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Waiatoto River is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Formed from several small rivers which are fed by glaciers surrounding Mount

Ariki (1,005 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

An ariki (New Zealand, Cook Islands), ꞌariki (Easter Island), aliki (Tokelau, Tuvalu), ali‘i (Samoa, Hawai‘i), ari'i (Society Islands, Tahiti), Rotuma)

Tivaevae (734 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tivaevae or tivaivai (Cook Islands Māori: tīvaevae) in the Cook Islands, tifaifai in French Polynesia, is a form of artistic quilting traditionally done

Vagina dentata (1,643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vagina dentata (Latin for 'toothed vagina') is a folk tale tradition in which a vagina is said to contain teeth, with the associated implication that sexual

Indigenism (1,781 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Indigenism can refer to several different ideologies that seek to promote the interests of indigenous peoples. The term is used differently by various

Ngāti Tarāwhai (312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ngāti Tarāwhai is a Māori iwi of the Rotorua area of New Zealand, and a member of the Te Arawa confederation of tribes. The iwi's rohe (tribal area) covers

Long Island-Kokomohua Marine Reserve (798 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Long Island-Kokomohua Marine Reserve is a marine reserve, in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It covers an area of 619 hectares at

1815 in New Zealand (983 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The first Christian mission is established at Rangihoua. The Hansen family, the first non-missionary family also settles there. Samuel Marsden explores

Eudyptes warhami (775 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Chatham penguin (Eudyptes warhami), also known as the Chatham crested penguin, Chatham Islands penguin, or Warham's penguin, is an extinct species

Mana Motuhake (881 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mana Māori Motuhake was a Māori political party in New Zealand from 1980 to 2005. The name is difficult to translate accurately, but essentially refers

Polynesian rat (1,341 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Polynesian rat, Pacific rat or little rat (Rattus exulans), or kiore, is the third most widespread species of rat in the world behind the brown rat

Hongi (595 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The hongi (Māori pronunciation: [ˈhɔŋi]) is a traditional Māori greeting performed by two people pressing their noses together, often including the touching

Serpentine subgroup (2,204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group in the category of phyllosilicates) are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found

King's Representative (329 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The King's Representative is the official representative of Charles III, as King of the realm of New Zealand, in the Cook Islands. The office of King's

Waitaha (South Island iwi) (1,430 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Waitaha is an early Māori iwi, which inhabited the South Island of New Zealand. They were largely absorbed via marriage and conquest – first by the Ngāti

King's Service Order (1,276 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The King's Service Order (created as the Queen's Service Order in 1975 and renamed in 2024), established by royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March

Serpentine subgroup (2,204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group in the category of phyllosilicates) are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found

Aotea (canoe) (258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

In Māori tradition, Aotea is one of the canoes (waka) in which Māori migrated to New Zealand; it is particularly associated with the tribes of Taranaki

Austrovenus stutchburyi (487 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Austrovenus stutchburyi, common name the New Zealand cockle or New Zealand little neck clam, is an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the

Chitterlings (2,646 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chitterlings (/ˈtʃɪt(ər)lɪŋz/ CHIT-linz), sometimes spelled chitlins or chittlins, are a food most commonly made from the small intestines of pigs, though

Grass skirt (932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A grass skirt is a costume and garment made with layers of plant fibres such as grasses and leaves that is fastened at the waistline. Grass skirts were

Once Were Warriors (film) (1,737 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Once Were Warriors is a 1994 New Zealand tragic drama film based on New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling 1990 first novel. The film tells the story

RNZ Pacific (2,207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

RNZ Pacific or Radio New Zealand Pacific, sometimes abbreviated to RNZP, is a division of Radio New Zealand and the official international broadcasting

Hunua Ranges (1,345 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hunua Ranges is a mountain range and regional park to the southeast of Auckland city, in the Auckland and Waikato regions of New Zealand's North Island

Cook River / Weheka (227 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Cook River / Weheka is in the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are from the La Perouse Glacier on the western flanks of the Southern Alps

Chatham Island merganser (116 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Chatham Island merganser (Mergus milleneri) is an extinct species of merganser duck from New Zealand. The binomial name refers to Dr. Philip Millener

Hunua Ranges (1,345 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hunua Ranges is a mountain range and regional park to the southeast of Auckland city, in the Auckland and Waikato regions of New Zealand's North Island

Tactical formation (415 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In military-style operations, a tactical formation (or tactical order) is the arrangement or deployment of movable military or policing forces such as

List of islands by area (1,375 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also

Socioeconomic decile (1,586 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In the New Zealand education system, decile was a key measure of socioeconomic status used to target funding and support schools. In academic contexts

Bic Runga (1,426 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Briolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM (born 13 January 1976), recording as Bic Runga, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist pop artist. Her

Tōtaranui (297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tōtaranui is a 1 km long beach and the site of a large campsite in the Tasman Region of New Zealand administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC)

Waiheke Local Board (187 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Waiheke Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is one of three local board areas overseen by the Waitematā and Gulf

Rotorua Lakes District (1,175 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.0%, Māori language by 13.6%, Samoan by 0.4% and other languages by 9.8%. No language could

Forbes's snipe (168 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Forbes's snipe (Coenocorypha chathamica) is an extinct species of New Zealand snipe formerly endemic to the Chatham Islands. It was the larger of two species

Geoff Murphy (925 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Geoffrey Peter Murphy ONZM (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work

List of New Zealand flags (582 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This is a list of flags of New Zealand. It includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by institutions, local authorities, or the

Ripogonum (1,686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ripogonum (sometimes Rhipogonum) is a genus of flowering plants confined to eastern Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. Until recently this genus was

Southern brown kiwi (1,138 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The southern brown kiwi, tokoeka, or common kiwi (Apteryx australis) is a species of kiwi from South Island of New Zealand. Until 2000 it was considered

Imber's petrel (273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Imber's petrel (Pterodroma imberi) is an extinct seabird of gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands. The species' epithet commemorates New Zealand ornithologist

Southern brown kiwi (1,138 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The southern brown kiwi, tokoeka, or common kiwi (Apteryx australis) is a species of kiwi from South Island of New Zealand. Until 2000 it was considered

Imber's petrel (273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Imber's petrel (Pterodroma imberi) is an extinct seabird of gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands. The species' epithet commemorates New Zealand ornithologist

'Ota 'ika (423 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ʻOta ʻika is a Oceanian dish consisting of raw fish marinated in citrus juice and coconut milk. The Tongan, Tahitian, and Samoan variants are essentially

Chatham kākā (382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Chatham kākā or Chatham Island kākā (Nestor chathamensis) is an extinct parrot species previously found on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. The first

New Zealand storm petrel (882 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The New Zealand storm petrel (Fregetta maoriana) is a small seabird of the family Oceanitidae endemic to New Zealand. Thought to be extinct since 1850

Têtu (535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Têtu (pronounced [tety], French for "stubborn") is the main LGBTQIA magazine published in France. It was subtitled in French le magazine des gays et lesbiennes

Te Henui Cemetery (643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Te Henui Cemetery, also known as New Plymouth Cemetery, is the oldest public cemetery in New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was first used in 1861. The New

Te Henui Cemetery (643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Te Henui Cemetery, also known as New Plymouth Cemetery, is the oldest public cemetery in New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was first used in 1861. The New

New Zealand grebe (1,017 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The New Zealand grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus), also known as the New Zealand dabchick or weweia, is a member of the grebe family endemic to New Zealand

Mārahau (514 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mārahau is a village in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Motueka. Its location on Tasman

New Zealand musk duck (642 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The New Zealand musk duck (Biziura delautouri), also known as de Lautour's duck, is an extinct stiff-tailed duck native to New Zealand. It is only known

Bakla (4,227 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In the Philippines, a baklâ (Tagalog and Cebuano) (pronounced [bɐkˈlaʔ]), bayot (Cebuano) or agî (Hiligaynon) is a person who was assigned male at birth

Whanganui Māori (185 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Whanganui Māori are the Māori iwi (tribes) and hapū (sub-tribes) of the Whanganui River area of New Zealand. They are also known as Ngāti Hau. One group

Howick Local Board (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Howick Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is overseen by the council's Howick Ward councillors. The board's administrative

Fishing weir (2,366 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A fishing weir, fish weir, fishgarth or kiddle is an obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to direct the passage of

New Zealand pipit (758 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) is a fairly small passerine bird of open country in New Zealand and outlying islands. It belongs to the

Heaphy Track (4,942 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Heaphy Track is a popular tramping and mountain biking track in the north west of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the Kahurangi

Whakatōhea (1,717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Te Whakatōhea is a Māori iwi of the eastern Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Their traditional territory extends along the coastline eastwards from

Snipe-rail (407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The snipe-rail (Capellirallus karamu) is an extinct flightless rail endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. The species' name is derived from the Karamu

Ōpōtiki (1,655 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ōpōtiki (/ɔːpɔːˈtɪki/; from Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti) is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters

Waihopo Lake (73 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Waihopo Lake is a lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "a river [or water]

North Island snipe (537 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The North Island snipe (Coenocorypha barrierensis), also known as the little barrier snipe or tutukiwi, is an extinct species of bird in the sandpiper

Waihopo Lake (73 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Waihopo Lake is a lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "a river [or water]

Cook Islands dollar (1,469 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Cook Islands dollar is the current currency of the Cook Islands, which is used alongside the New Zealand dollar. The dollar is subdivided into 100

National myth (3,576 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A national myth is an inspiring narrative or anecdote about a nation's past. Such myths often serve as important national symbols and affirm a set of national

North Island kōkako (673 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The North Island kōkako (Callaeas wilsoni) is an endangered forest bird which is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is grey in colour, with

Mangamuka (424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mangamuka is a district in Northland, New Zealand, at the junction of the Mangamuka and Opurehu Rivers. State Highway 1 runs through the area, and the

End-blown flute (466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The end-blown flute (also called an edge-blown flute or rim-blown flute) is a woodwind instrument played by directing an airstream against the sharp edge

Swamphen (509 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Porphyrio is the swamphen or swamp hen bird genus in the rail family. It includes some smaller species of gallinules which are sometimes separated as genus

Whau Local Board (288 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Whau Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is the only local board overseen by the council's Whau Ward councillor.

Whau Local Board (288 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Whau Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is the only local board overseen by the council's Whau Ward councillor.

Te Araroa (town) (912 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Te Araroa is a town in the Gisborne Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is 175 km north of Gisborne city, along State Highway 35 between Tokata

Coconut crab (5,877 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a terrestrial species of giant hermit crab, and is also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial

Franklin Local Board (301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Franklin Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Franklin ward councillor. The Franklin Local Board

Waitākere Ranges Local Board (887 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.5%, Māori language by 2.6%, Samoan by 3.3%, and other languages by 18.6%. No language could

Adzebill (1,234 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The adzebills, genus Aptornis, were two closely related bird species, the North Island adzebill, (Aptornis otidiformis), and the South Island adzebill

New Zealand swan (1,038 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The New Zealand swan (Moriori: poūwa, Cygnus sumnerensis) is an extinct indigenous swan from the Chatham Islands and the South Island of New Zealand. Discovered

Akaroa Marine Reserve (2,199 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Akaroa Marine Reserve is a marine reserve covering an area of 512.15 hectares (1,265.6 acres) at the entrance to the Akaroa Harbour in New Zealand

Orepuki (896 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Orepuki Orepuki in Southland, New Zealand is a small country township on the coast of Te Waewae Bay some 20 minutes from Riverton, 15 minutes from Tuatapere

Maungarei (904 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Maungarei / Mount Wellington is a 135-metre volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) located in the Auckland volcanic field of Auckland, New

Urenui (915 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Urenui is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki

Tāhunanui (546 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tāhunanui is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies between Port Nelson and Nelson Airport and is the site of the main beach for Nelson with

Keri Hulme (2,055 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Keri Ann Ruhi Hulme (9 March 1947 – 27 December 2021) was a New Zealand novelist, poet and short-story writer. She also wrote under the pen name Kai Tainui

Swamphen (509 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Porphyrio is the swamphen or swamp hen bird genus in the rail family. It includes some smaller species of gallinules which are sometimes separated as genus

Waitematā Local Board (724 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.9%, Māori language by 2.1%, Samoan by 1.0%, and other languages by 32.3%. No language could