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Treasured possession in the Māori culture of New Zealand
Taonga or taoka (in South Island Māori) is a Māori-language word that refers to a treasured possession in Māori culture. It lacks a direct translation
Taonga
Māori traditional musical instruments
Taonga pūoro are the traditional musical instruments of the Māori people of New Zealand. The instruments previously fulfilled many functions within Māori
Taonga_pūoro
Government ministry of New Zealand
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH; Māori: Manatū Taonga) is the department of the New Zealand Government responsible for supporting the arts,
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Ministry_for_Culture_and_Heritage
Crown entity of New Zealand
Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust; in Māori: Pouhere Taonga) is
Heritage_New_Zealand
Zambian footballer (born 1995)
Taonga Bwembya (born 11 June 1995) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Forest Rangers F.C. and the Zambia national team. Bwembya was
Taonga_Bwembya
Art Centre in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Whirinaki Whare Taonga is an art centre in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The Centre consists of five public art galleries, a 200-seat theatre, a creative classroom
Whirinaki_Whare_Taonga
New Zealand Film Archive [now Ngā Taonga]". And so in 2014 the Ministry for Culture and Heritage appointed Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision as the initial Archive
Television New Zealand Archive
Television_New_Zealand_Archive
2010. Retrieved 25 October 2022. "Heartland". NZOnScreen. 13 May 2020. "Taonga". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 1 September
List of programmes broadcast by TVNZ
List_of_programmes_broadcast_by_TVNZ
New Zealand singer and composer
music often utilises taonga pūoro (traditional Māori musical instruments). Notably, she co-composed the first concerto for taonga pūoro in 2015. She has
Ariana_Tikao
Film, television and sound archive in New Zealand
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (the operating name for the New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound Ngā Taonga Whitiāhua me Ngā Taonga Kōrero) is an
Ngā_Taonga_Sound_&_Vision
Biennial performing arts festival in New Zealand
Society Incorporated. (2017). Tāonga. Retrieved from Te Matatini Kapa Haka Aotearoa: http://www.tematatini.co.nz/festival/taonga/ Archived 6 May 2018 at the
Te_Matatini
List of heritage sites and buildings in Wellington, New Zealand
maintained and updated by Heritage New Zealand (aka Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, initially the National Historic Places Trust and, from 1963 to 2014, the
List of historic places in Wellington
List_of_historic_places_in_Wellington
Museum in Hamilton, New Zealand
Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery (Māori: Te Whare Taonga o Waikato) is a regional museum located in Hamilton, New Zealand. The museum is managed
Waikato_Museum
New Zealand government agency supporting local film production
The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC; Māori: Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga) is a New Zealand government agency formed to assist with creating and promoting
New_Zealand_Film_Commission
Hard, green minerals in New Zealand culture
is nephrite jade. They are highly valued in New Zealand, and regarded as taonga (cultural treasures) by Māori. Carvings made from pounamu play an important
Pounamu
2013 Turkish film
and Serdar Akar. It screened as part of the Turkish Film Festival, at Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, Wellington, on 23 April 2016. Gürkan Uygun - Muhsin Berrak
Gallipoli:_End_of_the_Road
Sacred Māori place in Waikato, New Zealand
(store houses) acting as dormer windows on the roof and storing important taonga (treasures) of the Kīngitanga. Each one represents the Māori and Pākehā
Tūrangawaewae
of a form of microtonal chanting and performances on instruments called taonga pūoro: a variety of blown, struck and twirled instruments made out of hollowed-out
Music_of_New_Zealand
New Zealand poet and musician
poet, taonga pūoro practitioner, cellist, composer, music therapist and scriptwriter. In 2023 she completed a doctoral thesis on the use of taonga puoro
Ruby_Solly
First man in Māori mythology
hei-tiki, a pendant worn around the neck. Hei-tiki are often considered taonga, especially if they are older and have been passed down throughout multiple
Tiki
Shared monarchy of numerous Māori iwi of New Zealand
Lorraine). "Te Wiki o Te Reo Maaori Discovery Trail". Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022
Māori_King_movement
Rugby union tournament
teams played for the Lochore Cup. 2021 was the first year that the Osborne Taonga, a new trophy named after 16-test All Black Bill Osborne, was played for
2021_Heartland_Championship
School
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Taonga Tūturu ki Tokomaru is a kura kaupapa Māori (Māori-language immersion primary school) located in Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Taonga Tūturu ki Tokomaru
Te_Kura_Kaupapa_Māori_o_Ngā_Taonga_Tūturu_ki_Tokomaru
Museum in Rotorua, New Zealand
The Rotorua Museum (Māori: Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa) is a local museum and art gallery located in the Government Gardens near the centre of Rotorua,
Rotorua_Museum
maintained and updated by Heritage New Zealand (aka Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, initially the National Historic Places Trust and, from 1963 to 2014, the
List of category 1 historic places in Auckland
List_of_category_1_historic_places_in_Auckland
Governor of Bank of Zambia
is currently the Governor of Bank of Zambia. Hill, Matthew; Mitimingi, Taonga Clifford (27 September 2021). "Kalyalya Returns as Bank of Zambia Governor
Denny_Kalyalya
Artist who specializes in digital media
Whitaker's abstract video works are part of the permanent collection of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision (formerly the New Zealand Film Archive), including Four
Giles_Whitaker
Ornamental pendant of the Māori of New Zealand
Hei-tiki are usually made of pounamu (greenstone), and are considered a taonga (treasure) by Māori. They are commonly called tiki by New Zealanders, a
Hei-tiki
New Zealand actor and casting director
Casting. 2023: Nominated, Best Actor, New Zealand Television Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa, for The Brokenwood Mysteries His long-term partner
Neill_Rea
Musical artist
her music is described as a fusion of traditional Māori haka, chants and taonga pūoro, with contemporary soul, reggae and classical styles. Moana was briefly
Moana_(singer)
New Zealand rugby union competition
Osborne. It would follow similar rules to the Ranfurly Shield. The Osborne Taonga was designed and created by Otaki-based Kaiwhakaairo (carver) and artist
Heartland_Championship
Rugby player
award winners". teara.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 8 October 2020. "Past laureates". Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved
Ron_Jarden
English professional wrestler (born 1993)
involving Gisele Shaw, Lana Austin, Mercedez Blaze, Millie McKenzie and Taonga. She directly challenged for the title at Chapter 117: Making Diamonds on
Alexxis_Falcon
Parrot endemic to New Zealand
also kept the wearer very warm. They were highly valued and considered as taonga (treasures), so much so that the old Māori adage "You have a kākāpō cape
Kākāpō
Species of tree endemic to New Zealand
Retrieved 2025-01-30. McLintock, Alexander Hare; Alec Lindsay Poole, M. SC; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "KAMAHI". An encyclopaedia
Pterophylla_racemosa
American diplomat and activist (1884–1962)
in New Zealand; visits US Marines in hospital (color movie, 1943 )". Nga Taonga, New Zealand. 2023. American Experience: Eleanor; Archived July 7, 2011
Eleanor_Roosevelt
Military campaign during World War I
"Enumerating New Zealand Expeditionary Force Service on Gallipoli" (PDF). Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Gallipoli_campaign
State with a supreme central government
government – From colony to nation". The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014
Unitary_state
Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand
Māori culture, the language is considered to be among the greatest of all taonga, or cultural treasures. Māori is known for its metaphorical poetry and prose
Māori_language
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
including ceremonial performances, laments, and love songs. Instruments (taonga pūoro), such as flutes and percussion, began being used as spiritual tools
New_Zealand
British chocolate bar made by Cadbury
chocolate brands list. 18 May 2020. "CADBURY CRUNCHIE BAR. GOLD RUSH". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1975. Retrieved May 1, 2017. "filmarchive.org.nz". Archived
Crunchie
of wind, percussion and whirled instruments known by the collective term taonga pūoro. The work of researchers and enthusiasts such as Richard Nunns, Hirini
Māori_music
Zealand (1966 ed.). New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Te Ara (teara.govt.nz). Crime in New Zealand
Killing_of_James_Patrick_Ward
Hospital in Southland, New Zealand
recognised as Category 1 Historic Places by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. The initial formal healthcare provision in Invercargill began with the
Kew_Hospital
School in Christchurch, New Zealand
(Former Christchurch Girls High)". New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011. "Christchurch
Christchurch Girls' High School
Christchurch_Girls'_High_School
New Zealand music award ceremony
People's Choice Tā te Iwi Aotearoa Charts Icon Borderline‡ Fat Freddy's Drop‡ New Zealand Music Hall of Fame Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa Ché Fu‡
2026_Aotearoa_Music_Awards
Australian actor (born 1952)
Dramatic Art. Kensington NSW. Retrieved 22 November 2019. "Prisoners". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. The New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound. Retrieved
Colin_Friels
Person refusing military service on moral grounds
deprecated archival service (link) Wet gewetensbezwaren militaire dienst Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Conscientious
Conscientious_objector
Hostility or prejudice towards Catholics
politics isn't as anti-Catholic as Britain's". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-11-10. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Building a national
Anti-Catholicism
Māori carving
represents Uenuku, a tribal atua of war who manifests as a rainbow. The taonga is of extreme significance both to the local Tainui people and also for
Te_Uenuku
Māori chief (1780s–1871)
Treaty Settlements Terminology Tino rangatiratanga Kāwanatanga Mana motuhake Taonga Sovereignty Legal New Zealand Day Act Treaty of Waitangi Act Waitangi Day
Tāmati_Wāka_Nene
1994 multiple homicide in New Zealand
Retrieved 1 September 2022. "Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision". www.ngataonga.org.nz. Retrieved 9 December 2023. "Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision". www.ngataonga.org
Bain_family_murders
Ethnic group
Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 30 December 2021. "Japanese". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved
Japanese_New_Zealanders
1999 album by Oceania
the album, with all instruments performed live in studio sessions. Many taonga pūoro performed by traditional musicians were featured in the sessions,
Oceania_(Oceania_album)
teara.govt.nz. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 12 December 2018. "Dog Tax War narrowly averted | NZHistory,
List of protests in New Zealand
List_of_protests_in_New_Zealand
Pseudo-Polynesian decor and themes
human, often represented in the form of hei-tiki, a pendant and important taonga. The hei-tiki was often appropriated by Europeans as a commercialised good
Tiki_culture
Online encyclopedia devoted to New Zealand
Retrieved 20 January 2019. "1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand". Te Ara. Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 May 2009. McCarthy, Angela
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Te_Ara:_The_Encyclopedia_of_New_Zealand
2022 studio album by Sampa the Great
Forget" (with Chef 187, Mwané, and Tio Nason) S. Tembo Kondwani Kaira Mando Taonga Nyirongo Mwanjé Tembo Mag44 Blazer 3:37 4. "Mask On" (with Joey Badass)
As Above, So Below (Sampa the Great album)
As_Above,_So_Below_(Sampa_the_Great_album)
New Zealand actress (born 1965)
Dreams of Gazza Snell". The New Zealand Herald. "Absent Without Leave". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 7 May 2024. "The Last Tattoo". NZ On Screen Iwi
Robyn_Malcolm
20 February 2025. McLintock, Alexander Hare; John Sidney Gully, M. A.; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "The Word Pakeha"
List_of_ethnic_slurs
new arrivals". New Zealand: Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 16 January 2010. ..The annihilation of Moriori. Although the
History_of_New_Zealand
One of the two main New Zealand islands
September 2022. McLintock, Alexander Hare; James Oakley Wilson, D. S. C.; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "AOTEAROA". An
North_Island
Exhibition of Māori art
sometimes Te Māori in modern sources) was a landmark exhibition of Māori art (taonga) that toured the United States from 1984 to 1986, and New Zealand as Te
Te_Maori
Species of pigeon native to New Zealand
the kererū as "not threatened" but conservation dependent. Considered a taonga (cultural treasure) to the Māori people, the kererū was historically a major
Kererū
1935 New Zealand promotional documentary film
"Shorts" at the Regent. "Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1935. Retrieved 13 January 2023. "Entertainments". Papers
Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland
Magic_Playgrounds_in_New_Zealand's_Geyserland
Creative New Zealand Māori arts awards
Maniapoto Supported by Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust Kara Puketapu, Te Atiawa (2019) Supported by Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust Lewis Gardiner, Te Arawa, Ngāti
Te_Waka_Toi_awards
New Zealand composer (1954–2024)
set of traditional Māori instruments, taonga pūoro, for the university. He composed several works using taonga pūoro: Toru (2003) which was dedicated
Martin_Lodge_(composer)
Māori funeral rite
tūpāpaku lies in state. Traditionally, the visitors would bring famous taonga (treasures), such as kākā and kiwi feather cloaks and pounamu mere, which
Tangihanga
New Zealand girl group
"Dream Jobs". Ngā Taonga. 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020. "Wanda's Way". Ngā Taonga. 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020. "Big Night In". Ngā Taonga. 2020. Retrieved
The_Beatgirls
Ornamental stone, commonly green
of Greenstone". Pounamu taonga increase in mana (prestige) as they pass from one generation to another. The most prized taonga are those with known histories
Jade
English professional wrestler
winning a Progress Women's Championship #1 contender's match also involving Taonga, Millie McKenzie, Lana Austin, Mercedez Blaze and Alexxis Falcon and Gisele
Kanji_(wrestler)
Musical artist
1978) is a New Zealand Māori musician and composer. He is a practitioner of taonga pūoro, the collective term for the traditional musical instruments of the
Horomona_Horo
Art museum in Auckland, New Zealand
nz. Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 18 December 2024. "Le Quesnoy memorial". nzhistory.govt.nz. Manatū Taonga — Ministry
New_Zealand_Liberation_Museum
Former government buildings in Hokitika, New Zealand
significance or value'") historic place by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, previously known as the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The Government
Government Buildings, Hokitika
Government_Buildings,_Hokitika
Highest mountain in New Zealand
Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 8 May 2007. "Māori Dictionary Online". Maoridictionary.co.nz
Aoraki_/_Mount_Cook
New Zealand academic
working and studying at the University of Auckland and a 1998 PhD titled 'Taonga: a tribal response to museums' at the University of Oxford Faculty of Anthropology
Paul_Tapsell
Act of Parliament in New Zealand
"relationship between the Māori people and the Crown" and "recognise that land is taonga tuku iho of special significance to Māori people". To that end, the principles
Te_Ture_Whenua_Māori_Act_1993
Architectural style that emerged in 1960s New Zealand
Donnithorne Mid-century gem awaits new owner". Stuff. Retrieved 28 May 2025. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Beaven, Peter
Christchurch Style architecture
Christchurch_Style_architecture
Māori King from 2006 to 2024
the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011. "Taking Maori taonga to the world". www.beehive.govt.nz. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 18 March
Tūheitia
Act of New Zealand Parliament
two million hectares of Māori land was transferred to Pākehā ownership. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "The Native Land
Native_Lands_Act_1865
List / Rārangi Kōrero, in accordance with the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, distinguishes between Category 1 ("places of special or outstanding
List of historic places in Clutha District
List_of_historic_places_in_Clutha_District
Māori iwi in New Zealand
chosen from the Ngāi Takoto marae committee, and is based in Kaitaia. Ngā Taonga o Ngaitakoto Trust is the mandated iwi fisheries organisation. It was set
Ngāi_Takoto
1080/00223348708572563. JSTOR 25168930. McLintock, Alexander Hare; R.F; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "TraditionslSocial
Women's suffrage in New Zealand
Women's_suffrage_in_New_Zealand
Historic Northern Ireland county
sensation with home workouts". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2024. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Hunter, William
County_Antrim
2021 studio album by Alien Weaponry
Māori and incorporates elements of Māori music, including the usage of taonga pūoro such as the pūtātara. Following the album's release, the band supported
Tangaroa_(album)
Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-06-09. "New Zealand flag | Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage". www.mch.govt.nz. Retrieved 2026-06-09
Flags_of_Oceania
United States Marine
Auckland (moving image, 1943)". Nga Taonga (NZ). 2023. "US Marine Camp Mackay, Paekakariki (photo, 1943)". Nga Taonga (NZ). 1943. "US Marine Camp Mackay
Norman_Hatch
Practices and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand
cultural appropriation is not cool". The Spinoff. Retrieved 11 January 2019. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Glossary". Te
Māori_culture
Preservation of items of historical significance
Rempart [fr], France Australian Heritage Council Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga National Trust of Queensland Adaptive reuse Architectural conservation Building
Historic_preservation
Māori watercraft, usually canoes
directed by David Sims, is a visual insight into the building of this cultural taonga. Tasman noted that two of the waka which attacked his ships in Golden Bay
Waka_(canoe)
Species of bird
Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatu-Taonga. Retrieved 2010-10-02. Corey & Shirley Muse, "The Birds and Birdlore of
Australasian_swamphen
New Zealand Act of Parliament
as a response to Waitangi Tribunal finding that the Māori language was a taonga (treasure or valued possession) under the Treaty of Waitangi. The act also
Maori_Language_Act_1987
Island group in New Zealand
of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 14 December 2022. Ngāti Hei (17 August 2017). "DEED OF SETTLEMENT
Mercury_Islands
New Zealand seaman, cashier, gum-digger, and farmer
Our Homes". Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "East and West:
Asajiro_Noda
Buddhist centre and historic house in Dunedin, New Zealand
in Dunedin, New Zealand, based at Linden, a Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga category 1 historic place. Linden, at 22 Royal Terrace, is a historic house
Dhargyey_Buddhist_Centre
The party's policies on kāwanatanga focused on protecting freshwater as tāonga and growing iwi economic resources. They released a policy for a new rail
2017 New Zealand general election
2017_New_Zealand_general_election
New Zealand Māori ceramics artist (born 1975)
'teacher guidance' section of the NCEA Visual Arts Standard 1.1 entitled Ngā taonga. Duke is of Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Rehua, Taitokerau, and Patuharakeke descent
Davina_Duke
New Zealand composer (born 1941)
based on Māori sayings and the seasonal cycle. She began to incorporate taonga pūoro (traditional Māori instruments) in her work in the 1990s after meeting
Gillian_Whitehead
Kenyan-born New Zealand Anglican bishop
Zealand euthanasia referendum. "New Bishop of Nelson announced". Anglican Taonga. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2024. O'Connell, Tim (12 March 2019)
Steve_Maina
British colonial politician (1824–1906)
Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 4 October 2012. "George Marsden Waterhouse". Former members of
George Waterhouse (politician)
George_Waterhouse_(politician)
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