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whakapapa
/ ˈfæk-, ˈhwækəpæpə /
noun
genealogy; family tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whakapapa1
Māori
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This connected a strange idea to the familiar concept of whakapapa, or genealogy, a key value for Māori.
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The Tūroa and Whakapapa ski areas, which are both owned by Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, entered what is called voluntary administration.
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Whakapapa will remain open through Oct.
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On some days when Tūroa was closed, he was asked to pour coffees in the cafeteria at Whakapapa.
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The disastrous snow season comes after the previous two seasons were severely disrupted by COVID-19, leaving Tūroa and its sister ski area Whakapapa on the brink of bankruptcy.
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