whanau

"I honestly thought it was a whanau thing so I asked which family they belonged to, but they wouldn't say."

Archive 2007-10-01 2007

"I honestly thought it was a whanau thing so I asked which family they belonged to, but they wouldn't say."

Real Genealogists Don't Wear Ski Masks 2007

Somewhere you will find articles in which Maori speakers complain that terms like iwi, hapu and whanau all tribal/kinship terms are being misused as the straitjacket of the law imposes narrower, more Anglosaxon boundaries on their usage.

languagehat.com: GOOGLE DEFINITIONS. 2005

"Many whanau and friends were able to farewell Carmen in Sydney and this is an opportunity for people in New Zealand to do the same," he told Stuff.co.nz.

NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

What attention is given to respecting the culture, customs, language, beliefs and the community context of the families, whanau and caregivers you work with?

NZ On Screen 2010

Our communities, our whanau and our families, can benefit in such rich and immeasurable ways, from the knowledge and skills that you are able to share with them.

NZ On Screen 2010

"Na comes from a very kaupapa Maori-based background rich in tikanga and he knows what the important issues are for this electorate and the whanau, hapu and iwi within it," Mrs Walker said.

Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

Mr Speaker, I chose to begin my contribution on the Electoral Referendum Bill by acknowledging the impact of many individuals and the whanau, hapu and iwi to which they belong.

NZ On Screen 2010

The purpose of the Maori Land Act, which the court administers, is to "promote the retention of (Maori) customary land in the hands of its owners, their whanau, and their hapu, and to facilitate the occupation, development, and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners".

NZ On Screen 2010

The ways in which you work with whanau; the communication styles you adopt; the ways in which you listen and learn are all essential elements of a mutually beneficial dialogue.

NZ On Screen 2010