Iwi Toa Hockey5s

WAITANGI WEEKEND, COUNTIES MANUKAU, PUKEKOHE

Feb 7-8, 2025

   

x4 Tāne and x4 Wāhine Tīma

• • “Te Hiku o te Ika” (Wāhine-Tāne) Northern Aotearoa
    This translates to the “tail of the fish” that Maui caught. This means the end of the North Island
    also known as “Muriwhenua”.

• • “Te Upoko o te Ika” (Wāhine-Tāne) Central Aotearoa.
    The history of the Wellington region and its importance in Maori culture is shown by
    its name, derived from Māori legend, which means “the head of Maui’s fish’.

• • “Te Ika a Maui” (Wāhine-Tāne) North Island
    In Māori mythology Maui is credited with catching a giant fish using a fishhook taken
    from his grandmother’s jaw-bone, to become the North Island known as “Te Ika a
    Maui”. the “fish of Maui”.

• • “Te Waka a Maui” (Wāhine-Tāne) South Island
    The canoe of Maui, a Māori name for the South Island of Aotearoa or alternatively
    also named Te Waipounamu.

• Teams will compete for bragging rights to be the iwi toa!
• Registrations close on 22/11/2024
• Those who were selected for the NZM teams must also register their interest.

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