Te Reo Māori is a taonga — a treasure. It abounds with idioms and phrases that elevate the language itself: māpihi maurea, kuru pounamu, reo rangatira. Those who speak te reo Māori treat it with great respect, as it has been ...

What are microgrids? Microgrids are electricity networks that operate at a community scale, rather than at regional or national level. They allow interconnected households or organisations to collectively generate, store, an...

Origins of the Māori King Movement The Kīngitanga, or Māori King movement, was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting Māori under a single sovereign. Waikato is the seat of the Kīngitanga. Traditionally, Māori did no...

What Is the Waitangi Tribunal? The Waitangi Tribunal is a permanent commission of inquiry that considers claims brought by Māori concerning acts or omissions of the Crown that breach the promises made in the Treaty of Waitan...

Māori Mythology Part 3 In 1966, An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand was published, presenting Māori mythology as three major story complexes. The first describes the birth of the world and the genesis of gods and humankind. ...

Electromagnetism: Electricity and Magnets Most people rarely think about electricity and magnets as being related. However, in physics, they are understood as manifestations of the same fundamental force: electromagnetism. ...