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She said the theme for 2025 was Te Moana Nui o te Kanorau - which is written in Maori - the native language of New Zealand and means ... work and perseverance, God rewarded you.

in New Zealand, was revealed on the edge of glassy alpine Lake Takapō. The concrete and glass building, named Rehua—a sacred atua, or God, considered the chief of stars—combines Tātai ...

Matariki is a set of nine stars that appears in New Zealand's sky in the shortest days of the year marking the beginning of traditional Māori New Year celebration, which takes place in June or July at ...