Mangere, the name of a mountain and subsequently a suburb in South Auckland, comes from 'Hau mangere' meaning lazy winds.
In Maori, "wai" can mean water, juice, or liquid.
Tamaki Makaurau.
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Pounamu is considered by Maori to be a Taonga or treasure; it has huge spiritual and technological importance to Maori. It was valuable material to the Maori, for it could be fashioned into usable tools. It was treasured for its hardness, its beauty and significance on many cultural levels.
Ehu is slang for a local girl with reddish brown hair. And it is actually Hawaiian not Maori! :)
The Maori name for Mangere Mountain is Te Pane o Mataoho.
Mager means 'to eat' in English.
Mangere's population is 55,266.
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Mangere United was created in 2000.
Mangere Bridge - bridges - was created in 1983.
Onehunga-Mangere United was created in 1927.
Mangere East Hawks was created in 1964.
2022 Auckland / Manukau City / Mangere Bridge.
"Ika" means fish in Maori, the indigenous language of New Zealand. It is often used in traditional Maori cuisine and fishing practices.
"Rose" in Maori can be translated to "raukura," which refers to both the flower and the color pink.
"Kuri" means dog in Maori. It is also commonly used to refer to the Polynesian dog breed that existed in New Zealand before the arrival of Europeans.