Manaia

Manaia

Manaia may refer to:

  • Manaia (mythological creature), a bird-headed mythological creature and symbol of protection in Māori mythology
  • Manaia (Samoa), a tribal rank in Samoa held by the son of a chief
  • Manaia (cultural group), a Māori cultural group in the United Kingdom
  • Manaia Studio, a recording studio in Niue

Places

  • Manaia, Taranaki, a town in the South Taranaki District of New Zealand
    • Manaia School, Manaia, Taranaki
    • Manaia FC, a former association football club in Manaia, taranaki
  • Manaia, Waikato, a town on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand
  • Manaia River, a river of the Coromandel Paninsula, New Zealand
  • Mount Manaia is a landmark on the Whangarei Heads, Northland, New Zealand
    • Manaia View School, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
    • Manaia RFC, a rugby union club in Whangarei

People

  • Manaia (legendary chief), a chief of Hawaiki in Māori mythology
  • Hugo Manaia, Portuguese singer
  • Tiago Manaïa, Portuguese actor
  • Yasmim Manaia, Brazilian television presenter
  • Manaia Osborne, New Zealand rugby union player
  • Manaia Salave'a, Samoan rugby union player

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  • Manaia — bezeichnet: Manaia (Taranaki), einen Ort im South Taranaki Distrikt in Neuseeland Manaia (Waikato), ein Ort auf der Coromandel Halbinsel in Neuseeland Manaia (Māori), ein Häuptling in der Mythologie der Māori Mount Manaia, ein Berg auf der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • manaia — s. f. [Portugal: Douro] Bragas; calças curtas e largas de varinos e com que estes se vestem para os serviços na ria de Aveiro …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Manaia, Waikato — Manaia …   Wikipedia

  • Manaia (Taranaki) — Manaia …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Manaia (disambiguation) — Manaia may refer to: *Manaia, a town in the South Taranaki District of New Zealand *Manaia, Coromandel, a town on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand *Manaia (mythology), a chief of Hawaiki in Māori mythology *Mount Manaia is a landmark on… …   Wikipedia

  • Manaia River — Origin Coromandel Range Mouth Hauraki Gulf Basin countries New Zealand Length 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) The Manaia River is a river of the Coromandel Penin …   Wikipedia

  • Manaia, Taranaki — For other uses, see Manaia. Manaia …   Wikipedia

  • Manaia (legendary chief) — Tawhirimatea s storm killed Manaia and his army In Māori mythology, Manaia was a chief of the mythological land Hawaiki. After his wife s brother Ngātoro i rangi had migrated to New Zealand, Manaia s wife, Kuiwai, sent their daughter Haungaroa… …   Wikipedia

  • Manaia (mythology) — In Māori mythology, Manaia was a chief of Hawaiki. After his wife s brother Ngātoro i rangi had migrated to New Zealand, Manaia s wife, Kuiwai, sent their daughter Haungaroa and four other girls to tell Ngatoro that Manaia had cursed him. Ngātoro …   Wikipedia

  • Manaia, Coromandel — Location map North Island label=Manaia lat dir=S | lat deg=36 | lat min=51 lon dir=E | lon deg=175 | lon min=29 position=right width= 150 float=right caption=Manaia is a locality on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. It… …   Wikipedia

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