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...Still, while once endangered languages like Maori or that of native Hawaiians now have a good chance of survival, it's too late for Boa Sr's ancient language. Over the years, she was reportedly patient and eager when sitting down with Abbi and a team of researchers as they compiled an incomplete glossary of Bo vocabulary and made recordings of her singing some folk songs, including parts of an old island creation myth. Boa Sr once lamented to Abbi that she had forgotten so many of the tales of her long-deceased elders. Says Abbi: "She forgot these stories...
...Entries are in several categories, from children's garments to clothes that can be reflected under UV light to create exciting effects. There are categories for clothes inspired by Maori culture and for deeply sculptural garments, incorporating pleating, wrinkling and crimping. Recycling has been a common theme among this year's entries, which include pieces constructed from used neckties, old sofa parts and worn-out bicycle tires. Canadian designer Angela Bright has created Let Them Drink Tea - a dress inspired by 18th century French court excess but made with tea bags and coffee filters...
With Nakajima heading global development, 268 franchises have sprouted in 15 countries, from Portugal to South Korea, always with a local master franchiser to navigate native customs. In New Zealand, for example, managers must observe such niceties as never matching a Maori client from the Ngai Tahu tribe with a caregiver from the Tainui...
...balance is right as it is, says Anne Dickson, a Maori single mother of five in South Auckland. "He's too hard," she says of Key. "Some of us are struggling. Some of us haven't got any skills." Through a government Family Assistance package, Dickson, 26, gets the rent paid on a three-bedroom house and $NZ350 a week in the hand. The money tends to run out by Mondays, two days before she's paid again. But she makes do by cooking stews that can be stretched over a couple of nights. She's grateful for what...
...Changing of the CodesDaniel Williams? artice on the Maori and Pacific Islander presence in ?The Country?s Premier Winter Sports Competition? applies to rugby league and rugby union, but the dominant football code nationwide is Australian Rules [Sept. 8]. In that code Maori and Pacific Islanders are seldom seen, but the number of Aboriginal players is growing rapidly. Jeffrey Graham, Geelong, Victoria...