place of gathering...
Neihana = Nathan
Ehu is slang for a local girl with reddish brown hair. And it is actually Hawaiian not Maori! :)
nothing! if you're talking about the maori language, there is no b in maori so it can't be a maori word. if you just mean new zealand slang.. I've never heard of it, and i don't consider myself to be a hermit.. and I'm 21 so I'm not exactly an old out-of touch person either. sorry!
In Maori, "wai" can mean water, juice, or liquid.
Welcome, Most peoples first language in NZ is English, but there are the Indians,Asians etc, But if you mean how to say welcome in Maori-- (which is New Zealands culture-- not everyone is Maori, but Maori is the native ethnicity,) you would say Kia Ora, -- Roll the R or Tena Koe (tena qway)
"Te Papa" means "the earth" 'te' means 'the' and 'papa' means 'earth'/'ground'
Gathering, meeting, multitudes
"Naka" is not a Maori word. It does not have a meaning in Maori language.
Mother in Maori is Mama (pronounced MaaMaa) or Whaea.
Te Papa is the name of a museum in New Zealand. Te Papa translates directly to container of treasures which is rooted in Maori poetry.
Whanau
Assuming you mean "Love the Maori language", the phrase is "Arohatia te reo" which means love the [Maori] language.
Kahukura is the Maori word for rainbow. Maori is a Polynesian language spoken by indigenous Maori of New Zealand.
"Tairua" does not have a specific meaning in the Maori language. It is possible that it is a name or a place name in Maori culture.
Caller.
o = of te reo maori = (the) maori language
Papa has a lot of meanings thus being 'father', 'ground' or a shortened form of Papatuanuku (Earth Mother).