Glossary
- Hapu
- Sub-tribe, extended whanau.
- Iwi
- Tribe.
- Iwi authority
- The authority that represents an iwi, and which is recognised by that iwi as having authority to do so. Pursuant to section 15 of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996, resource management agencies are to consult with Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, as the iwi authority.
- Kaitiaki
- Specifically appointed guardians who are responsible for protecting taonga resources. Their obligations include enforcement of tikanga and customary practices.
- Kaitiakitanga
- The exercise of guardianship.
- Kaumatua
- A respected elder within the tribe.
- Ki uta ki tai
- From the mountains to the sea.
- Kohanga
- A breeding and rearing ground for young mahinga kai species.
- Mahinga kai
- Food and other resources, and the areas that they are sourced from or in which they are propagated.
- Mana whenua
- Those who hold rangatiratanga for a particular area or district.
- Mauri
- The essential life force or principle; a metaphysical quality inherent in all things, both animate and inanimate.
- Ngai Tahu whanui
- The wider tribal membership base (i.e. all Ngai Tahu).
- Nohoanga
- Settlement.
- Pakeke
- Adult.
- Papatipu runanga
- The First Schedule of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996 lists the 18 papatipu runanga of Ngai Tahu whanui and their respective takiwa.
- Papatuanuku
- Earth Mother.
- Rahui
- Restrictions or controls that are put in place by kaitiaki to manage a resource or area.
- Rangatahi
- Teenager, young adult.
- Rangatira
- Chieftainship.
- Ranginui
- Sky Father.
- Rohe
- Area.
- Takiwa
- Area/region/district.
- Tapu
- Sacred.
- Taonga
- Treasured possessions, both tangible and intangible.
- Tikanga
- Customary values and practices.
- Tino rangatiratanga
- Full chiefly authority.
- Wahi tapu
- Places of sacred and extreme importance.
- Wairua
- Life principle; spirit.
- Whanau
- Family.
- Whakapapa
- Genealogy.
