Aotearoa	New Zealand; lit. “land of the long white cloud”
Kāi Tahu	tribal group of much of the South Island
Kaupapa Māori	collective vision, aspiration and purpose of Māori
Kāti Mamoe	tribal group of the South Island
Māori	Indigenous people of Aotearoa
Ngai te Rangi	Māori iwi, based in Tauranga, New Zealand
Pākehā	New Zealander of European descent
Ruapehu, Mt	Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo region (Central North Island)
Te Atiawa	Māori iwi with traditional bases in Taranaki, Wellington regions of NZ
Te Korowai	Specific model of health. A korowai is a type of cloak.
Te Rarawa	Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand. The iwi is one of five Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island
Te taha whānau	family wellbeing component of the Whare Tapa Whā model
Te Wheke	model of Māori health developed by Rose Pere
Tiriti/Tiriti o Waitangi	Treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs
Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau	as are from the Kawerau and Matatā areas in the Bay of Plenty
Waihi	town in Hauraki District of NZ
Waikato	Waikato or Tainui is a group of iwi (tribal confederation) based in the Waikato region of NZ
Whakawhanaungatanga	building relationships
Whānau	family, birth, kinship; the extended family structure
Whanaungatanga	the state of established relationships
Whare Tapa Whā	model of Māori health developed by Mason Durie