| Aotearoa | New Zealand (land of the long white cloud) |
| Hapū | Subset of Iwi associated with resource allocation, management |
| Iwi | Tribal group claiming descent from a common ancestor |
| Manakitanga | Prestige associated with caring for visitors |
| Maori | Indigenous people of New Zealand |
| Marae | Communal gathering place usually incorporating buildings |
| Matawhaura | Mountain to the left of photo (our mountain) |
| Maunga | Mountain |
| Mauri | Life essence, binding force |
| Mauri mate | Devoid of life |
| Mauri kino/ | Stagnant, dwindling |
| noho | |
| Mauri mahi | Working, functioning |
| Mauri kaha/ora | Vibrant, alive |
| Moana | Large natural body of water |
| Ngati Pikiao | An Iwi numbering 18000 descendants of Pikiao II, (my people) |
| Pepeha | Saying that identifies geographical and ancestral linkages |
| Rohe | Geographic region typically a water catchment |
| Tāngata | People of the land with authority over that |
| whenua | place |
| Tawhaki | Polynesian ancestor acknowledged in Maori traditional lore with bringing the kumara to French Polynesia from South America |
| Te Arawa | Ancestral canoe of the peoples who occupy the Bay of Plenty and Central North Island of New Zealand (my ancestors journeyed here upon Te Arawa) |
| Te Puna | The wellspring that nutured Rakeiao, |
| Whakareia A | ancestor |
| Rakeiao | of Ngati Rongomai (Our communal gathering place and my place to stand) |
| Te Rangiunuora | Descendant of Tama Te Kapua, captain of the Te Arawa canoe (our ancestral link) |
| Te Rotoiti I | The small lake seen by Ihenga, an ancestor |
| Kitea A Ihenga | who arrived on Te Arawa (our waters) |
| Waka | Canoe |
| Waitangi | The location at which the Treaty was signed in 1840 |
| Whakapapa | Genealogy |
| Whanau | Family unit |
| New Zealand (land of the long white cloud) | |
| Subset of Iwi associated with resource allocation, management | |
| Tribal group claiming descent from a common ancestor | |
| Prestige associated with caring for visitors | |
| Indigenous people of New Zealand | |
| Communal gathering place usually incorporating buildings | |
| Mountain to the left of photo (our mountain) | |
| Mountain | |
| Life essence, binding force | |
| Devoid of life | |
| Stagnant, dwindling | |
| Working, functioning | |
| Vibrant, alive | |
| Large natural body of water | |
| An Iwi numbering 18000 descendants of Pikiao II, (my people) | |
| Saying that identifies geographical and ancestral linkages | |
| Geographic region typically a water catchment | |
| People of the land with authority over that | |
| place | |
| Polynesian ancestor acknowledged in Maori traditional lore with bringing the kumara to French Polynesia from South America | |
| Ancestral canoe of the peoples who occupy the Bay of Plenty and Central North Island of New Zealand (my ancestors journeyed here upon Te Arawa) | |
| The wellspring that nutured Rakeiao, | |
| ancestor | |
| of Ngati Rongomai (Our communal gathering place and my place to stand) | |
| Descendant of Tama Te Kapua, captain of the Te Arawa canoe (our ancestral link) | |
| The small lake seen by Ihenga, an ancestor | |
| who arrived on Te Arawa (our waters) | |
| Canoe | |
| The location at which the Treaty was signed in 1840 | |
| Genealogy | |
| Family unit |
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