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We examined Maori traditional ecological knowledge of tuatara (Sphenodon spp., reptiles that resemble lizards but are the last living representatives of the order Sphenodontia) through semidirected interviews of elders of Te Atiawa, Ngati Koata, and Ngati Wai Iwi (similar to tribes), the guardians of several islands currently inhabited by tuatara.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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Iwi in Hawaiian means bone, and is sometimes used as a short for for 'o;iwi, native.
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Narratives published by Mäori have usually been from their own tribes: Anaru Reedy's annotated transcription and translation of ancestral writing Ngä Körero a Mohi Ruatapu (1993), Jones and Biggs's Nga Iwi o Tainui (1995).
Book & Print in New Zealand: A Guide to Print Culture in New Zealand Penny Griffith 1885
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Some are listed in a 1986 Tu Tangata article, for example Te Iwi o Aotearoa, Maori Kuii-ee!
Book & Print in New Zealand: A Guide to Print Culture in New Zealand Penny Griffith 1885
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Take the lighthouse trail along the Ka Iwi State Scenic Shoreline to get a breathtaking view of the Oahu coastline and century-old lighthouse.
SFGate: Top News Stories Jill K. Robinson 2011
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Take the lighthouse trail along the Ka Iwi State Scenic Shoreline to get a breathtaking view of the Oahu coastline and century-old lighthouse.
SFGate: Top News Stories Jill K. Robinson 2011
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It is a variation of National's eye-catching 2005 "Iwi-Kiwi" billboard, with John Key championing iwi and giving them ownership rights, development rights, mining rights and veto rights.
NZ On Screen 2010
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New Iwi Kiwi billboard show Key giving away foreshore and seabed
NZ On Screen 2010
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Iwi did not have a right of veto over oil exploration, Mr Brownlee said.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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"Wairoa Police works very closely with the community, council, Iwi and other community groups including gangs to ensure people are safe and feel safe," Inspector Aberahama said.
NZ On Screen 2010
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