Kia hiwa ra, kia hiwa ra!
He taua, he taua!
Kia hiwa ra ki tenei tuku,
Kia hiwa ra ki tera tuku,
Kia hiwa ra ki waenganui,
Kia tu, kia oho, kia mataara!
Nau Mai Whakatau mai

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The concept of Tino Rangatiratanga is part of a rich and ongoing debate in Maori society. Roughly the word 'tino' is an intensifier and the word 'rangatiratanga'broadly speaking relates to the exercise of 'chieftainship'. Its closest english translation is self-determination -although many also refer to it as 'absolute sovereignty'or Maori independence / Maori Sovereignty. Such a concept embraces the spiritual link Maori have with 'Papatuanuku' (Earthmother) and is a part of the international drive by indigenous people for self determination.

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