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marae

(məˈraɪ)
n
1. (Human Geography) NZ a traditional Māori tribal meeting place, originally one in the open air, now frequently a purpose-built building
2. (Human Geography) (in Polynesia) an open-air place of worship
[Māori]
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The development of this papakainga is expected to be complete in June 2020 and will provide added support to two local marae; nga pae tapu o Hairini and Maungatapu Marae.
The awa that sits behind our marae, which used to be strong and also bountiful with kai, now almost has no current.
It is home to the Ngati Raukawa marae and to Te Wananga o Raukawa.
During comments, Ms Dineo Marae who sells clothing complained about poor service provision when crossing borders from Zambia into Botswana, saying clearance of goods took longer.
She is survived by her loving husband, Ed; her beloved children, Jeff of Galena, Daniel (Bernadette) of West Chicago, Chris, Allison (Kevin) Looby of Warrenville, Tim (Stacie) of Normal, IL, Peter (Nicole) of West Chicago, Matt (Kathy) of Arizona, Sarah (Jon) Bryan of Lombard, Kate (Matt) Bialecki of Elmhurst; stepmother of Cheryl (Kirk) Vipond of Waconia, Minnesota and Brian of Texas; grandmother of Patrick, Bridget, Robert, Jim, Matt, Jake, Molly, Lukas, Ben, Sam, Bekka, Marae, Cody, Tommy, Braden, Audrey, Jack, Brett, Megan, Harper, Cameron, Josslin, Jessica, Georgia, Caden and Drew; dear sister of Mike (Darlene) Keglovitz of Lombard and Suzanne (Tim) Barry of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
A statement by the police of the province said that "the fifth regiment of the Nineveh Emergency Police and on cooperation of the citizens arrested the leader of the Daesh organization / Ibrahim Meshaal Hassan Marae, who was working as a security prince." He added that "the leader has a brother who was a suicide bomber named Mahmoud Meshaal blew himself up on the security forces during the battles of liberation and his brother, Ahmed Meshaal, according to information works with the gangs of the terrorist Daesh in the sector of Kirkuk and his Daeshi brother / Ali Meshaal is now in the prison./ End
The fourth edition of Zayed Charity Marathon in Luxor - Photo by Ahmed Marae LUXOR, Egypt- 19 January 2018: The fourth edition of Zayed Charity Marathon in Luxor was wrapped up on Friday.
Communication and engagement with these men occurred in their homes, the homes of their relatives, at community or whanau events or on their marae (ceremonial courtyard and ritual arena specific to the socio-cultural history of a sub-tribe and or tribe).
It was a momentous occasion for the Cook Islands and its people as the "Marae Moana" (Ocean Sanctuary) Bill was passed into law in Parliament.
Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 2017 --(PR.com)-- It was a momentous occasion for the Cook Islands and its people as the "Marae Moana" (Ocean Sanctuary) Bill was passed into law in Parliament.
In a seeming compliment to Prime Minister Theresa May, he also suggested that the "marae" community groups in which some Maoris live have something in common with the UK - "a tradition of strong female leadership".