10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIROMIRO»
Discover the use of
miromiro in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
miromiro and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Except Miromiro, who hid high up on the ledge, drawn back into the weeping
dark. Hatupatu searched about for the largest kete. He found it, stuffed it full with
pounamu and paua, stone and wood. Quickly he tugged the corded rim together,
...
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, 2003
2
Birds of Aotearoa: a natural and cultural history
Above her head is the little miromiro who flew to tell her of Hatupatu's escape.
Tbeo Schoon cunning and strength, arranging many things in the world as we
find them now. Some early storytellers say that just before Maui-potiki entered the
...
Margaret Rose Orbell, Carolyn Lagahetau, 2003
3
Cook Islands Maori Dictionary
Let's net this shoal of halfbeaks. (See miromiro.) miromiro, n., fq. mrro3. Halfbeak
spp. 'E miromiro ta matou i kai ei i nakonei i te popongi. We had halfbeaks to eat
this morning. [m/ro3 RR.] mini, n. The name of an evening star. mita1, n. Meter.
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa, Bruce Biggs, 1995
4
Māori Bird Lore: An Introduction
As spiritual messenger to and from the gods the miromiro played a very
significant role in the tohi or birth rituals of a child, see the Whitehead pages. Like
that bird it was tapu. Mana, i.e. power and prestige, was the prerogative of the
gods to ...
5
A Journey in the Northern Island of New Zealand: ...
1- And Miromiro said, “Finish the offer* This is the prayer in the ceremony of
consecratiug the canoe, brought into the narrative without introduction or
possibility of translation. The prayers of their priests are in a language unknown
to the ...
William Richard Wade, 1842
EllaElla lolo miromiro dulcementedulcemente mientrasmientras susu
cuerpocuerpo sese transformabatransformaba enen unun hermosohermoso
halcónhalcón hembrahembra concon laslas marcasmarcas deldel sol,sol,
unauna vezvez ...
7
Maoriland: New Zealand Literature, 1872-1914
Miromiro in 'The Tohunga and the Taniwha' is rescued by Harrington, the trader,
from the erotic attentions of a withered tohunga. Like Domett's Amohia, she is the
daughter of a bloodthirsty father, chief of the Onetea and a throwback to the old ...
Jane Stafford, Mark Williams, 2006
Miromiro (Petroeca toUoi). The miromiro (white-breasted tit) was common up the
Wanganui River, a pleasant song being (3), the four notes, about eight a second,
being repeated 23-3-ZI from two to four times as shown, sometimes followed by ...
Royal Society of New Zealand, 1923
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Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute
Mount Grey, near Amberley [L. C] ; apparently first record in Canterbury. Also at
Glentui, near Oxford [R. M Laing]. Uncinia purpurata Petrie. Hanmer Mountains,
to 5,000 ft. [D. P.]. Carex pyrenaica Wahl. Mount Miromiro, Hanmer, 6,000 ft. [L. C.
].
New Zealand Institute, 1921
10
Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Numenius. Miramar, history of (Best), 779. island was Motu-kairangi (Best), 783.
origin of name, and earlier names (Best), 783, 790. miromiro. See Pelroeca toitoi.
mirror-dory. See Zenopsia nebuloaus. Mischoderua forcipatus Hand., syn., 271.
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIROMIRO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
miromiro is used in the context of the following news items.
Josh Groban: New Zealand is a good luck country for me
Maggie Barry has slammed an Ohakune marae for serving up kereru in a chicken and miromiro berry dish to senior ministers and iwi leaders in May of 2013. «TVNZ, Jul 15»
DOC trap trial proves successful
A noticeable increase in the numbers of miromiro birds on the island showed the success of the rat control project, he said. Ad Feedback. «The Southland Times, Mar 15»
Self-setting traps controlling island rats
A noticeable increase in the numbers of tomtit/miromiro on the island shows the success of the rat control project, Mr Peters said. “This is a ... «Scoop.co.nz, Mar 15»
A loop walk in the beautiful beech forest
... tomtits/miromiro, bellbirds/korimako, riflemen/titi pounamu and the rare mohua/yellowhead, kaka and yellow-crowned parakeet/kakariki. «Otago Daily Times, Sep 10»
Xoxo from Boh
"Feather Kisses basically takes the miromiro feather and reworks it into a kiss motif," says Runga. "It's quite feminine and a little more delicate ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 09»
New Zealand's fashion leaders
Her miromiro feather – delicate, charming, uniquely New Zealand - has been seen everywhere this Christmas. Which explains why the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jan 09»
