Rana Waitai — Rana Donald Waitai is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1996 to 1999. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections as New Zealand First MP for the Maori seat of Te Puku O Te Whenua as one of the Tight Five , having… … Wikipedia
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Donna Awatere Huata — Donna Lynn Awatere Huata (sometimes written Awatere Huata, previously known as Donna Awatere; born 1949) is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament for the ACT Party, and former activist for Māori causes. Contents 1 Early life 2 Activism 3… … Wikipedia
List of English words of Māori origin — Words of (New Zealand) Māori origin have entered many languages. Many such words have entered New Zealand English and are considered native words. Some of those words have in turn been exported from New Zealand English to other branches of the… … Wikipedia
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