100 Day Project 2017

Rā 58: kōpū: belly, womb

Te kererū hua he kōpū nui The kererū has a big belly Another of these beautiful birds which always seem to have big bellies!

Rakiura or <a href="https://www.stewartisland.co.nz/history-and-naming-of-stewart-island/">Te Punga o Te Waka a Maui</a> - Stewart Island

Rā 20: Tikanga - custom

Harakeke or flax plays an important part in Māori lives. It is used to make decorations, burial mats, kete (baskets), food bowls and a heap of other things. The tikanga around how it is cared for, when and how it is cut and by whom is important.<a href="http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/3623"> Find out more here </a>

Rā 15: Purere ana te oma!: Run like a flash!

Purere ana te oma!: Run like a flash! Well, can't say I ran like a flash, but I ran!

Rā 25: Tākuta - Doctor

I am finding these words challenging to create images for! But I had a moment of inspiration for this when my son had a copy of coffee in his Dalek mug! Dr Who! I hope that this sentence means "I am the Dr".

Rā 9: Karakia - blessing, prayer

A karakia is an incantation, ritual chant, chant. Karakia are recited or sung using traditional language, symbols and structures. They are often used to open formal and informal gatherings, to settle people into the place, give thanks to hosts, to the place and to the people who have gone before. This one is often used to open meetings or gatherings and is translated : 

Get ready for the westerly and be prepared for the southerly. It will be icy cold inland, and icy cold on the shore. May the dawn rise red-tipped on ice, on snow, on frost. Join! Gather! Intertwine!

Rā 2: koroua - elderly man

The word of the day is koroua which means old man. In this photo the old man is talking and passing on his wisdom to a young boy. I took the photo at the wedding of a cousin. This is his nephew and I spotted them both having a really good chinwag!

Rā 21: takahia - trample

Takahia means to trample. I spotted that the sand had been trampled by ducks feet but superimposed the Pukeko from another photo. I tried to say that the ground has been trampled by the pukeko....

27 years ago in Uzbekistan we were treated to goat cooked in a traditional earth oven. It was delicious. The Uzbekis asked us to prepare a typical English meal - roast beef and Yorkshire pudding didn't seem achievable on a mountain plateau in the middle of the desert, so we made curry and chapattis! Kei roto te nanenane i te umu The goat is in the oven

Uzbekistan, USSR <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Central_Asia">Central Soviet Asia </a>(Photo taken in 1989 before the <a href="http://www.coldwar.org/articles/90s/fall_of_the_soviet_union.asp">fall of the Soviet Union</a>)

Rā 11: manaaki(tia) - look after, care for, show respect or kindess to

On a trail run in Whakatane I came across this in the bush. Todays word is manaaki which means to show kindness and this sort of thing seems to fit that word quite well. I found a whakatauki that also seems to encapsulate the idea of the word: He aroha whakatō he aroha ka puta mai = If kindness is sown, then kindness is what you shall receive

Rā 53: whakapai (ngia): tidy, repair, bless

Another example of a Māori word having a number of meanings depending on context. It's what makes it so hard to learn! I think that this sentence says that he (or she) hasn't mended the window. Kaore ia kua whakapai i te matapihi She/He hasn’t repaired the window

Rā 40: kaitāmoko - tattooist

Nā te kaitāmoko tōku moko i hoahoa. The tattooist designed my tattoo. This is the tattoo I had done for my 50th birthday. It took me a long time to work out what I wanted so that it was meaningful to me. The triskadelia is a Celtic symbol of life, learning and renewal, the tattoo artist incorporated koru which is emblematic of our new life in Aotearoa, and my sons' names are tattooed along the limbs of the triskadelia.

Rā 88: Wharepaku - Toilet

As we have travelled the world (and more so with children) the importance of wharepaku cannot be understated! We have seen all sorts from the sublime to the ridiculous! The image beneath the wahine on this remote toilet block seems to advertise a Wi-Fi connection! He rito tonu te pīrangi ngā tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku. The children always want to go to the toilet.

Rā 45: Hīrere - shower or burst of water

Today's kupu is hīrere which can mean shower or burst of water such as a waterfall. I have chosen to represent it as a cascading stream. Kei te hīrere wai e maringi mai ana i runga i ngā maunga The waterfall pouring forth on the mountains. <a href="https://youtu.be/mPvnQsPbqR0">View the video here</a>

Rā 67: reka: tasty, sweet, juicy, yummy

A friend gave me this delicious custard cake treat from Japan the other day. I love how it is giraffe patterned! Tino reka te keke! The cake is yummy. You have to be a bit careful with the work 'keke' for cake. If you spell it incorrectly and put macrons on the vowels (kēkē), it means 'armpit'. If you put a macron on the final 'e', (kekē) it means creak or squeak.

He rite tonu kua reri te kawhi me keke I'm always ready for coffee and cake!

Rā 78: karawhiua - give it all you've got!

Semi final time for the Hilly Boys!  Give it all you've got boys!

Rā 32: kaiako - teacher

The role of a kaiako has changed significantly in the last decade and so have the spaces they teach in. This sentence means the children are taught by the teacher.

Rā 87: wharekai: eatery, canteen

The word 'whare' means house and so in reo māori wharekai literally means food house Haere atu ki te wharekai kai ai. Go to the wharekai to eat.

We don't learn! This was our reflection on the 2016 Oxfam adventure; After a week of recuperation we are starting to feel sort of human again. Shoes have been re-united with feet after a week of jandals and we have even tentatively made it onto the trails again! Super-stoked to have finished with the whole team intact and in a creditable time and first ladies' team home.&nbsp; We had it all,&nbsp;but we made it! Never again!&nbsp;Much more demanding than Taupo and probably too hard for many. The fastest team did it in 15hrs20,&nbsp;in Taupo the fastest is close to 12hrs which is an indication of how much harder the Whakatane course is. It also puts our time of 21hrs&nbsp;into perspective.&nbsp;Last year we were closer to 18hrs30. Into recovery mode! A week on, "Never again" may have a little less strength ... who knows...?!&nbsp;

Blisters Sore muscles Awesome support team Amazing team mates Digging deep Challenging terrain Challenging weather Stunning views through the mist Beach walk Stairs Hills Mud Cow Slurry Gravel roads River crossings Rock scrambling Clay mud sliding Steep,&nbsp;dangerous descents Railway lines Thunder and lightning Torrential rain Driving wind Hidden or non-existant trail markers 21 hours of wet feet A huge sense of achievement

Rā 13: Powhiri - welcome ceremony

A pōwhiri (called a pōhiri in eastern dialects, and pronounced pōwiri in the Taranaki-Wanganui area) is a Māori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, singing and finally the hongi. I have been privileged to be involved in many pōwhiri and each one is different although certain protocols are always observed. Find out more at the <a href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/marae-protocol-te-kawa-o-te-marae/page-2">Te Ara website</a>

Rā 79: roro: the front end of the meeting house, porch

Kei waho te tane ki te roro o te whare The man is outside on the porch of the meeting house.

<a href="https://www.maorimaps.com/marae/ot%C5%ABkou">Otūkou Marae</a> by Lake Rotoaira, Turangi, New Zealand

Rā 31: kaihoko - salesperson

Today's word is kaihoko which means salesperson. Our hockey boys worked hard as sales people selling sausages to raise money for their tournament.

Rā 23: iwi - tribe, nation

The Māori dictionary defines iwi as - extended kinship group, tribe, nation, people, nationality, race. When I say my pepeha, I say that my tribe or my nation is England because that is where I come from. This photo represents where I come from spiritually- Yorkshire. Whilst I was born in Leeds, a large city in Yorkshire, my heart will always be in the Dales.

Rā 60: hū - shoe, boil, mud, to hoot....

Another word that seems to have many randomly different meanings! <a href="http://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&amp;phrase=&amp;proverb=&amp;loan=&amp;histLoanWords=&amp;keywords=h%C5%AB">Hū can mean shoe, boil, mud, to hoot, erupt</a> - that's language for you! I hope that the caption for this photo says "I have very dirty shoes". Not an unusual thing for me as I get out on the trails as often as I can.

Rā 12: mihi - to greet, a greeting

A mihi as a noun is a greeting or as a verb to greet, pay tribute, acknowledge, thank. I chose to represent it here as friends greeting the New Year (Matariki)

Rā 76: raparapa = extension off the barge boards of the meeting house

The carvings on the raparapa of this meeting house are beautiful. Ko te raparapa ngā matimati o ngā maihi. The raparapa are the fingers of the maihi.

What is it about cats? They always sit on top of things! Kei te noho te ngeru i runga i te pūtea The cat is sitting on the bag

Kawa means protocol. There are many protocols associated with being on a marae. This is the marae at Whakarewarewa in Rotorua. Me mohio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae You should be familiar with the protocols of your marae.

Rā 52: titiro (tirohia): look

Kei te titiro ia ki te whare pukapuka. He is looking at the library ... I love to see these wee libraries or book exchange places popping up all over the place. This is an old fridge that has been put to good use in Christchurch.

Rā 26: hohipera - hospital

Hohipera means hospital, it is an imported word into Te Reo Māori. I took this photo when I was visiting a friend a couple of years ago....following the different coloured lines makes finding your way around much easier! I am not sure that this sentence says what I intended... I am visiting a friend in hospital. Word order still confuses me!

Rā 5: hongi - the pressing of noses (signifying unity in the mingling of one another's breath)

Hongi is the Māori traditional way of greeting friends and visitors. I have no photo of people greeting each other but found this image I took recently of swans performing their mating dance and they seem to be exchanging breath. I hope that this is not culturally offensive. I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua. The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.

Rā 94: Tāne Mahuta: God of the forest

Kauri trees used to cover the top of North Island but were decimated by European settlers who chopped them down. There are few left of these majestic trees and those that are left are threatened with Kauri dieback disease. This is Tane Mahuta the largest of those left. In Māori legend Tane Mahuta is the God of the forest and all that lies within.

Waipoua Kauri Forest, Northland, Aotearoa

Rā 98: Tūmatauenga - God of War

These warriors are arriving in their waka on the Waikato River to Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia. Official home of King Tūheitia Paki, the māori king. They were coming in peace to celebrate the anniversary of the <a href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/kingitanga-the-maori-king-movement">Kingitanga</a>. Ko Tūmatauenga te atua o ngā pakanga. Tūmatauenga is the god of war.

Rā 75: maihi - barge boards of the meeting house (gables)

He rite tonu ngā maihi o te whare ki ngā ringa o te tangata e torotoro ana. The maihi are like outstretched arms of a person.

Rā 83: whakairo - carving

Kātahi ngā whakairo ātaahua ki te Ahuriri What beautiful carvings in Napier. We found these pou with beautiful carvings on them in Napier along the beach front.

Rā 100: Rongo - God of Peace

It seems fitting that the final submission is the God of Peace. I love walking round <a href="https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/environment/natural-resources/water/lakes/shallow-lakes-of-the-waikato-region/peat-lakes/lake-rotoroa/">Rotoroa, Hamilton Lake</a> first thing in the morning while the ducks are still sleeping, the water is still and the sun is just coming up. Such a peaceful time of day. Ko Rongo te atua o te rangimārie. Rongo is the god of peace.

Rā 80: Day 80 tāhuhu - ridge pole of wharenui

The <a href="http://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&amp;phrase=&amp;proverb=&amp;loan=&amp;histLoanWords=&amp;keywords=t%C4%81huhu">tāhuhu</a> is the centre of the meeting house and is the spine of all the stories of the people.

Marae at University of Waikato.  Drawing by Anne Robertson

Rā 84: Whare whakairo: carved house

This Whare whakairo is at <a href="https://www.whakarewarewa.com/">Whakarewarewa</a> in Rotorua. We always take visitors there because the stories the guides tell are personal. Te ātaahua hoki o tō tātou wharenui! Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!

Rā 91: mahau: porch of meeting house

It is customary for people to take their shoes off before entering the wharenui. Shoes are left in the mahau where they are sheltered from the rain. Waiho ōu hū ki te mahau. Leave your shoes in the mahau.

Rā 38: kaiwhakatangitangi: musician

E whakatangitangi ana te kaiwhakatangitangi i te kitā. My son has taught himself to play the guitar ...just shows what you can achieve when you want to. This sentence means 'the musician plays the guitar'

Hākari is a feast and one of the traditional Māori feasts is a hangi. This is the uncovering of a hangi at a small marae near to Turangi. The hāngī (earth oven) is a traditional method of cooking, especially suited to feeding large numbers of people.

Rā 37: kaitiaki - caregiver or guardian

Toitū te whenua, whatungarongaro he tangata This whakatauki says that the land remains when people have disappeared. Māori see themselves as guardians of the land not owners of it.

Rā 71: Tau kē nei! - Awesome!

Tau kē nei Aotearoa! Awesome New Zealand! What I love about flying internally around Aotearoa is the fantastic views of the amazing landscape.

Rā 18: tangata whenua - people of the land

Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā. I’m on the side of the people of the marae this time. These are the tangata whenua of Star Wars!!

Rā 42: oho, whakaoho (a) : wake up

Oho ai au i te ono karaka i te ata. I wake up at six o'clock in the morning.

Rā 62: tunu(a) : roast, bake, grill, cook

Feijoa are a fruit which harvest at a particular time of year for quite a short period so we often get a glut of them. This was a roast feijoa, chilli and lime chutney <a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feijoa">recipe</a>. E hāora ngā feijoa me ngā hirikakā e tunua ana i roto i te umu. The feijoa and chillis were roasted in the oven for an hour.

Rā 96: Ranginui: Father Sky

I love skies...I'm a bit if a sucker for sunrises and sunsets but skies in general...big expansive blue skies, moody cloudy skies, angry dark skies.. Ko Ranginui te matua o te rangi. Ranginui is the father of the sky.

Rā 93: Tāwhirimātea: God of the wind and storms

Ko Tāwhirimātea te atua o te hau me ngā āwhā. Tāwhirimātea is the God of wind and storms

Desert Road, Tongariro National Park, Aotearoa

Rā 17: Pūkana - to stare wildly

Pukana 1. (verb) to stare wildly, dilate the eyes - this is something done by both genders when performing haka and wāiata to emphasise particular words and to add excitement to the performance.

Rā 6: Whaikōrero - speech

A whaikōrero is strictly speaking a formal speech made by men during a powhiri and other gatherings. In this situation, a football coach is giving his halftime speech to his players.

My Mum always wanted to be a nurse. I love this photo of her. Mai i tōku tamarkitanga pīrangi ai ia ki te mahi nēhi. Since childhood she always wanted to be a nurse.

Rā 97: Tangaroa: God of the sea, rivers, lakes and all life within them

I am known for jumping into lakes, rivers and oceans whenever I am near them! Especially after a run but I generally love being in open water. Ko Tangaroa te atua o te moana, ngā awa, ngā roto me te oranga o roto. Tangaroa is the god of the sea, rivers, lakes and all life within them.

In Te Ao Māori, waiata are used frequently. Waiata is an integral part of formal speech-making and a vital way of expressing ourselves, both traditionally and contemporarily. This is one that we have learned at work: Pull out the shoot of the flax bush, Where will the bellbird sing? Say to me, 'What is the greatest thing? What is the greatest thing in this world?' I will say, 'The people! The people! The people!'

Rā 99: Ka pai hoki koe! Well done, good on you!

My son's hockey team win their division the other evening. Ka pai hoki koutou!

Rā 95: Papatūānuku: Mother Earth

Getting back to nature, connecting with Mother Earth is important to keep ourselves centred, for our wairua (spirit) and hauora (wellbeing). Ko Papatūānuku te whaea o te whenua. Papatūānuku is the earth mother.

Rā 65: tapahi - cut or dice

These chocolates from '<a href="https://sheuniverse.com/">She' chocolate makers in Akaroa</a> are delicious. So rich that we needed to share by chopping them in half. Kua tapahi ia i te tiakarete He cut the chocolate

Governor's Bay, Christchurch, New Zealand

Rā 3: manuhiri - visitors

Manuhiri = visitors. Today we went to watch the Indian hockey team play the Blacksticks. Kei te powhiritia nga manuhiri i ki runga i Aotearoa The visitors were welcomed to, New Zealand

Kua whakatika ia ki te hao. He mended the net. I took this photo in Vietnam a few years ago. One of the things about this project is that it is making me look back at photos as I think about how I can represent the words. Great memories in Hoi An of a bike ride in the rain and chatting to these locals as they mended their fishing nets.

Rā 54: whakatika: to fix up

Rā 50: Irā!: Look at that!

Rā 64: Koia kei a... - Nailed it!

Koia kei a te tima o Te Kura Tuarua o Tihipuke Our Hillcrest hockey boys nailed it tonight!

Rā 30: kaiāwhina - assistant

Kaiāwhina- assistant. He is the assistant to the director!

Ra 49: kimi (hia) - to search or look for

E kimi ana a Lachlan i te taniwha i roto i te ana. Lachlan is looking for the taniwha in the cave.

A hui is a meeting or a conference. I have overlain one photo of a conference keynote with a photo of a group of teachers at a workshop.

Rā 59: ia rā, ia rā - everyday

Ia rā ia rā kite ahau ki te tonga o te rā Everyday I see the sunset

Lake Ellesmere, as we drove back from Akaroa to Christchurch. 

Rā 70: kohi = collect, gather

Ka kohi au i te nganga. I will collect shells.

Rā 85: Ka wani kē! AWESOME

Flying down the country from Hamilton to Christchurch, sometimes the flightpath goes right over the mountains. Just occasionally the sky is clear. What an awesome view this is of the crater lake of Ruapehu!

Rā 22: Mau mau ana! - Caught!

Monday's kupu o te rā is always a saying...this one means "caught" or "nabbed". I am using it here to mean what a great photo! Caught it!

These whakatauki are in the photos from the Concept Garden at Hamilton Gardens on the front cover and on this page. The first whakatauki&nbsp;implies, that as the population grows land use grows at the expense of special trees, environments and waterways. The second is much more hopeful - that in the end, nature is going to win.

He peke tangata, apa he peke titoki The human family lives on while the branch of the titoki falls and decays.

Whatungarongaro te tangata toituu te whenua As man disappears from sight, the land remains

Rā 81: tekoteko : carved figure

Kei waho te tekoteko i roto i te kāri The carved figure is in the garden

Rā 8: Kotahi atu ki te paepiro!

Kotahi atu ki te paepiro! - Straight to the try line! Or to the goal! Ko taku tama tēnei.

Rā 19: harirū(tia): to shake, shake hands

Harirū is a handshake - it is the symbol of the Cave Rescue Organisation of which I was a member for almost 20 years. Helping other people, reaching out a hand.

Rā 28: kaiwhakahaere - director

Kaiwhakahaere is a supervisor. This was a training exercise for team building with each person playing a role. I hope that the sentence says, 'the director is talking to the reporter'.

Created under a Creative Commons License <a href="http://www.creativecommons.org.nz">CC-BY</a> Author: Anne Robertson Photography: Anne Robertson @robeanne <a href="http://www.aboxofthistles.robeanne.org">www.aboxofthistles.robeanne.org</a>

Rā 55: maumahara(tia): remember

Maumahara au ka ko ia ia he tamaiti I remember when my boy was a baby

Rā 74: kī - to be full

A few months ago, during the storms, the river Waikato filled right up.&nbsp; Kua kī taku awa The river is full

Rā 39: ringawera: chef

Tino reka te kai a te ringawera! The chef’s meal was delicious! This was a Spanish chef teaching us how to make paella in Spain a few years ago. Tino reka!

Rā 46: parakuihi - breakfast

I have porridge for breakfast every day in winter. I am hoping that this sentence says 'I prepare breakfast every morning'. Whakareri ai au i te parakuihi i te ata.

Rā 34: tari kāwanatanga - public service

These young women worked for a week serving a local community in Costa Rica.

Rā 92: Ki te paepiro rā anō! To the try line!

Not quite the right sport but our boys won the Intercity Div 2 Hockey so they made it to the figurative try line

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai ia ki te horoi i ko roto i te roto Every day she goes to the lake to bathe.

Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) Rotorua, New Zealand

Kei te mahana te wai? Is the water warm?

Swimming in open water especially after a trail run is one of my favourite things. This is Lake Tarawera...definitely not warm!

Rā 56: kati (a) - to close

Kaua e kēti ki te kati i te tatau. Don't forget to close the gate!

Rā 77: koruru - carved head at the apex of the meeting house

Ko te koruru te ūpoko o te tipuna o te wharenui. The koruru is the head of the ancestor of the meeting house.

Another challenging one! And another imported kupu. Where do I get a photo of a lawyer? Time to use my imagination and get inspiration from old photos. This one was actually taken in Salamanca, Spain a couple of years ago. Not a court house and not a lawyer but...

Ra 43: Kia kaha e hoa mā!: Let's go team!

This is me and my team mates at the Oxfam Trailwalker in Whakatane in 2017 20km in and feeling strong. It was a day to remember and we needed to pull together as a team and encourage each other all the way. You can read about our Oxfam adventure <a href="http://aboxofthistles.robeanne.org/2017/03/26/oxfam-trailwalker-2017/">here (2016)</a>.

Rā 57: Kei reira!: Right on! That's the one!

Kei reira is one of many kīwaha or idioms that is used to praise someone. A great phrase to use when someone has just scored a goal.

Gallagher Hockey Centre, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand

Rā 90: ātea: open space in front of wharenui

This is the space in front of the marae at the University of Waikato.

Rā 89: paepae: bench at front of wharenui

Usually the main speakers sit on the front benches in the courtyard if the meeting house. Ka noho ngā kaikōrero ki te paepae whaikōrero ai. The main speakers sit on the paepae in order to give the main speeches.

University of Waikato, Kirikiriroa, Aotearoa

Rā 86: poupou: upright slabs usually carved into figures that form walls of wharenui

He tino kaha ngā poupou o ngā wharenui. The poupou of meeting houses are extremely strong.

This image is a representation of the poupou of a wharenui. It is made up of two photos of city sculptures, one in Wellington and one in Napier. To me the strong wooden posts seem to represent the solid walls of a wharenui.

Rā 61: tītī: muttonbird

We had the pleasure of seeing tītī swooping and gliding in the sky down in Rakiura - Stewart Island. We also learned about muttonbird leaves from the rangiora shrub (bracchiglottis rotundiflora). They are a thick leaf which has all sorts of uses but was particularly used in <a href="https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/dead-letters/">Stewart Island as postcards</a> as they can easily be written on. The local ferry company now uses them as tickets for the Ulva Island ferry!

Rā 10: Whakaeke - to arrive / ascend (onto a Marae)

Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua. The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.

<a href="http://honestcooking.com/easter-torrijas-decadent-spanish-toasts/">Torrijas</a> is a Spanish dessert made from day old bread... great kai! He kai pai ngā Torrijas! Torrijas are great food!

Rā 73: e hia kē mai nei - what a lot of...

E hia kē mai nei ngā pia! What a lot of beer!

Rā 51: kite(a): see, find

Kei te kite koe i te kererū rā? Can you see the kererū? This is a kererū with a large puku in Akaroa - he looked like he was about to fall out of the tree!

I decided to join up to the <a href="https://100daysproject.co.nz/">100 Day Project</a> in 2017. It was a challenge! My challenge was to create an image a day inspired by the <a href="https://kupu.maori.nz/">kupu o te ra </a>that arrives in my inbox every day. I decided to try to make a sentence out of the word to go with the picture. Not always successfully! Apologies for the grammatical errors! Please feel free to email me any corrections: robeanne@gmail.com

Image Credits: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/easegill/41801884354/in/datetaken/">Front Cover - </a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/easegill/27816418868/in/album-72157614604916320/">Hamilton Gardens Concept Garden</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/easegill/">Anne Robertson</a> via Flickr CC-BY Page 3 - <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/easegill/27816426948/in/album-72157614604916320/">Hamilton Gardens Concept Garden</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/easegill/">Anne Robertson</a> via Flickr CC-BY This page <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/easegill/41801884354/in/datetaken/">Redwoods</a> by Anne Robertson via Flickr CC-BY All other photographs unless otherwise stated by Anne Robertson CC-BY

Rā 82: wharenui - meeting house

Te ātaahua hoki o te wharenui This meeting house is small but beautiful

Rā 29: Koira! - Yes, that's the one!

Koira! That's the one! This photo is taken on a trailwalk around Kinlock, looking out over Lake Taupō.

Rā 4: wero - a challenge

Wero means challenge. I like this whakatauki which doesn't use the word 'wero' but implies it in its meaning. Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei Seek the treasure you value most dearly: if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain. This whakatauki is about aiming high or for what is truly valuable, but it's real message is to be persistent and don't let obstacles stop you from reaching your goal.

Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa! Literally - Don’t die like an octopus, die like a hammerhead shark! or in other words.... Don’t give up without a fight! This photo shows me and my team mates at the end of the 100km Oxfam walk this year. We definitely didn't give up without a fight even though one of our team sadly had to withdraw through illness. You can read more about it <a href="https://aboxofthistles.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/oxfam-trailwalker-2017/">here</a>.

Rā 35: pirihimana - police officer

Kei te patai atu ki te pirihimana I ask the policeman.