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New Zealand, East coast. Hikurangi mountain, sacred for the Maori. Couple in love waches the war dance ‘haka‘ on rehearsal for a ceremony. Maori used to dance before the fight in order to terrify their enemy. Oblax, the famous rubgy team, dance ‘haka‘ before the game starts. New Zealand is a land of awesome beauty and truly remarkable contrasts. New Zealand’s awesome landscapes, lush forests, amazing wildlife and pleasant climate make it a haven for many outdoor activities, and a great place to unwind. Thousands of years ago, long before Columbus and Cortez, tribal people were expertly navigating the great oceans of the world in double-hulled canoes. They were deeply spiritual people whose voyages were undertaken on the wings of karakia, or prayers, and their maps were the stars and celestial bodies. Today they are called the Maori, and they live in New Zealand. Although they are integrated into the rest of the country, they have a distinctive cultural heritage that is so rich and complex that its origins are not even completely clear to the Maori themselves. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_002910967_01		 New Zealand, East coast, Ruatoria maori most habbited town.Tuparoa Bay with rainbow Man with ski board. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_003310971_02		 New Zealand, Kaikura. Modern marae (maori temple) carved by Taara Bradshan. © Maro Kouri
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New Zealand, Ruatoria, mountain Hingurangi. maori ‘moku‘ tattoo artist draw a fake moku at a girl‘s chin, for the preperation of the ‘haka‘ (war dance) show. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_010311029_04		 New Zealand, East coast. Ruatoria, the most Maori habbited city. Men can make the ‘moku‘ tattoo at all face, and at their posteriors. Maori women can make it on their chin and forehead. Maori people can read at the ‘moku‘ the past and the ‘hapu‘ (family-tree) of the person who carries the tattoo. John Heeney is a rasta-fari maori. He builds ecol- houses from subsoil+barley straw+ water. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_009611023_05		 New Zealand, East coast. Hikurangi mountain, sacred for the Maori. The flag of Maori Nation symbol of Maori people liberation. © Maro Kouri
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East coast. Hikurangi mountain, sacred for the Maori. War dance ‘haka‘ on rehearsal for a ceremony in front of the carvings of the traditional guardians. Maori used to dance before the fight in order to terrify their enemy. Oblax, the famous rubgy team, dance ‘haka‘ before the game starts. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_008911017_07		 New Zealand,East Coast, on the sacred mountain Hikurangi, maori people say ‘hallo‘, nose to nose. A day before the Millenium. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_005010986_08		 New Zealand, East Coast Ruatoria, the most maori habitted town. Doma Rangitaria Moses is her Maori name, written on her ‘moku‘ tattoo. It means Alpha Morning Star Omega (taken from the Bible: Revelation 2:28 "and I will give him the morning star"). She lives with her husband, rasta-fari Hohn Heeney and their three children. © Maro Kouri
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New Zealand, East coast. Hikurangi mountain, sacred for the Maori. War dance ‘haka‘ on rehearsal for a ceremony. Maori used to dance before the fight in order to terrify their enemy. Oblax, the famous rubgy team, dance ‘haka‘ before the game starts. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_002710965_10		 New Zealand, Wellington. Maori land carvings-the guardians of nature. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_014811064_11		 New Zealand, East coast. Hikurangi mountain, sacred for the Maori. War dance ‘haka‘ on rehearsal for a ceremony in front of the carvings of the traditional guardians. Maori used to dance before the fight in order to terrify their enemy. Oblax, the famous rubgy team, dance ‘haka‘ before the game starts. © Maro Kouri
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New Zealand, Wellington. A daily moment in a pub © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_014511061_13		 New Zealand. Auckland: City of Sails. A water taxi and the 328m NZ highest structure Skytower, part of Harrar‘s complex (restaurants, bars, casino). © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_001910959_14		 New Zealand, Auckland BMX extreme sport. Show on the street. © Maro Kouri
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New Zealand, East cape. Outside Ruatoria which is the most habbited maori town. Little fisherman at the sunrise. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_003210970_16		 North island, 90 miles beach. Sand-safari stop to play. New Zealand, Australasia ©Maro Kouri/IML Image Group © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_017911095_17		 East Coast Ruatoria, the most maori habitted town. Doma Rangitaria Moses is the Maor‘s woman name, written on her ‘moku‘ tattoo. It means Alpha Morning Star Omega (taken from the Bible: revelation 2:28 ‘‘and I will give him the morning star‘‘). She lives with the rasta-fari Hohn Heeney and their three children, Amnesty, Rangitiaria and the smallest Anahera (byblic name for ‘angel‘). New Zealand, Australasia ©Maro Kouri/IML Image Group © Maro Kouri
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Auckland, street performers New Zealand, Australasia ©Maro Kouri/IML Image Group © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_000510945_19		 New Zealand, Napier. Old man in a bar wears a strange hat made by himself. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_014211059_20		 Auckland view from the Skytower (328m). New Zealand, Australasia ©Maro Kouri/IML Image Group © Maro Kouri
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New Zealand, East Cape bay, Ruatoria, North Island. Sleeping duck in the sunset. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_016211078_22		 New Zealand, Napier,the coastal town, represents the most complete and significant group of Art Deco buildings in the world. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_012111034_23		 East Coast. Ruatoria, the most Maori habbited town. Tikitiki. When they eat the urchin‘s inside, they keep its shell to use it for organic fertilize as also the sea weeds. © Maro Kouri
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Ruatoria, the most habbited from Maori town. Rob Maro makes maori carvings. Maori use only woods from dead trees and stones, bones from dead animals or fishes that they find them in the forests or at the beaches. They do not kill. Maori face expression from war fight ‘haka‘, which maori warriors use to dance before the fight, to terrify the enemy. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_004710984_25		 New Zealand, Tiki Tiki is the little Guardian for lucky © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_001310953_26		 New Zealand, Aucland architecture contrast skytower and church. © Maro Kouri
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New Zealand, Rotorua. Kairau volcanic Park. Crater lake and pools of boiling mud. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_018011096_28		 New Zealand, Rotorua. Te Whakarewarewa thermal reserve. Spectacular geyser ‘Pohutu‘ (in maori means ‘explosion‘), which spurts hot water about 20 m into the air, for about 10 minutes. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_016811084_29		 New Zealand, South island. Rotorua. Kairau volcanic Park. Lake of boiling mud. © Maro Kouri
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New Zealand East Coast, Anaora Bay. Tree house. © Maro Kouri © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_011211035_31		 New Zealand, Napier. Maori woman plays billiard. ‘Premature‘ sign on the wall. © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_012611045_32		 New Zealand, Auckland. Maori Gypsy Feast & Handicraft Bazaar. The organisers travel, live and work in their vans, so the self-called ‘‘gypsies‘‘. ‘Peace-fighter‘ is the name of the leather-artist who stands at his van‘s door. © Maro Kouri
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The Far North. 90 miles beach. On a sand-safari. New Zealand, Australasia ©Maro Kouri/IML Image Group © Maro Kouri
MKNZ_017211088_34		 New Zealand, Kaikura. Whale -Watching tour in boats equipped with hydrophones (underwater microphones) to pick up the sounds and the heart-beat of whales. © Maro Kouri
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