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Manunui

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Manunui (Māori manu nui or "big bird") is a small Whanganui River settlement, about east of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, in New Zealand's King Country. [1]

13 relations: Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Ellis and Burnand, Hapū, Iwi, King Country, Marae, Māori language, New Zealand, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, North Island Main Trunk, Ruapehu District, Taumarunui, Whanganui River.

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides or kahikatea (from its name in the Māori language) is a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.

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Ellis and Burnand

Ellis and Burnand was a New Zealand sawmilling and timber retailing company, formed by businessman John William Ellis and engineer Harry Burnand in 1891.

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Hapū

In Māoridom and New Zealand, a hapū ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society".

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Iwi

Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.

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King Country

The King Country (Māori:Te Rohe Pōtae or Rohe Pōtae o Maniapoto) is a region of the western North Island of New Zealand.

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Marae

A marae (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian), malae (in Tongan), meae (in Marquesan), and malae (in Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies.

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Māori language

Māori, also known as te reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Ngāti Tūwharetoa is an iwi (Māori tribe) descended from Ngātoro-i-rangi, the priest who navigated the Arawa canoe to New Zealand.

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North Island Main Trunk

The North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the country's largest city, Auckland.

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Ruapehu District

Ruapehu District is a territorial authority in the centre of New Zealand's North Island.

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Taumarunui

Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand.

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Whanganui River

The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manunui

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