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marae 1. NZ a traditional Maori tribal meeting place, originally one in the open air, now frequently a purpose-built building 2. (in Polynesia) an open-air place of worship How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The 10-year-old wharenui, with its carved poupou towering to the ceiling, provided an inspiring setting for the 25-30 nurses who took part. attendance at the launch of SCAF at the local marae, and involvement in subsequent discussions in the wharenui Grace tacks constantly between the immediacies of contemporary life--such as the New Millenium hoopla and New Zealand custody law--and the timelessness of the Maori village structure, wherein the beams and rafters (backbone and ribs) of the ancestral wharenui (meeting house) absorb the villagers' "gossip, slander, secrets and history" as they have always done. |
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