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In Māori, Te Ara means ‘the pathway’. Through interlinking text and image trails, the Encyclopedia takes you on a journey of discovery.
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Paniora – the Spanish New Zealanders
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Whenua Nōhia
Whenua tahia hei pāmu, ngā tipu, ngā kararehe, te tūāhua noho...
Ngahere
Ngā koiora o te ngahere...
Rangi, Whenua, Moana
Ngā kōrero tōmua mō te taiao...
Ngā Tāngata Māori o Aotearoa
Ngā waka, ngā iwi, ngā tāngata...
New Zealand Peoples
Ngā tāngata whai nō tāwāhi...
Rohe
He kōrero mō ngā takiwā...
Kōrero Poto
He paku kōrero mō Aotearoa...
1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
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Tāria te Roanga
Tāria te roanga i Te Ara.
