ākonga
student, pupil

alofa
love, affection (Cook Islands Māori language)

Aotearoa
New Zealand

aroha
love, affection

haere rā
goodbye, farewell

hapū
subtribe, part of a kinship group

ira tangata
term used for intersex in a Māori context

irawhiti
term used for transgender in a Māori context

Itāria
Italy

iwi
extended kinship group descended from a common ancestor and associated with a distinct territory in Aotearoa

kairangahau
researcher

kaitiaki
guardian

kaitiakitanga
guardianship, stewardship

kia kaha ngā wāhine toa
be strong woman warriors

kia ora
hello, greetings

kia orana
hello, greetings (Cook Islands Māori language)

kōrero
conversation, discussion

kuia
female elder

mahi
work

māmā
mother, mum

mana
status, prestige, authority,

Māngere
a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand

Māori
Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand

mauri
life force, life principle

moana
ocean, sea

Ōtautahi
Christchurch, city in South Island, New Zealand

Ōtepoti
Dunedin, city in South Island, New Zealand

pākeha
New Zealander of European/foreign descent

peka
branch (of a tree, river, organisation)

Pōneke
Wellington, Capital of New Zealand

rangatahi
youth, young people

takatāpui
queer, gay, rainbow community

Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland, city in North Island, New Zealand

tapu
sacred, prohibited

tautoko
to support, advocate

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata
Human Rights Commission, New Zealand

Te Kaunihera Wahine o Aotearoa
National Council of Women of New Zealand

Te Kotahitanga
Autonomous Māori Parliament from 1892 to 1902

Te Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa
the Pacific Ocean

te reo
the Māori language

Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora
Māori Women’s Welfare League

Te Wāhi Wāhine o Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland Women’s Centre

tikanga
protocol, correct procedure

wāhine
woman, women

wāhine kaha
strong woman/women

waiata
song, chant

waiata taitoko
song of support usually sung after a speech

wairua
spirit, soul

whakapapa
genealogy, lineage

whānau
family, extended family group

whare
house, building