whenua

British  

/ fɛnˈuə /

noun

1. land

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Etymology

Origin of whenua

Māori

Example Sentences

"When tangata whenua resist, colonial powers reach for the maximum penalty," it said in a statement on Wednesday, using a Māori phrase that translates to "people of the land".

From BBC

The collaborative research, which also involved scientists from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the University of Adelaide, used state-of-the-art ancient DNA techniques to extract the DNA from historical specimens of the extinct Auckland Island merganser and the critically endangered Brazilian merganser and "went fishing for their DNA."

From Science Daily

As a child, Tāne Davis often visited Whenua Hou, the most important of the three kākāpō islands.

From National Geographic

Ngāi Tahu signed a 1996 settlement giving the iwi a special role in the management of Whenua Hou and, in recognition of the tribe’s centuries-long relationship with the bird, in the conservation of kākāpō.

From National Geographic

In response, Bodie Taylor, a member of Ngāti Korokī Kahukura and the sanctuary manager at Maungatautari, traveled to Whenua Hou.

From National Geographic