Awa	River
Heretaunga Ararau o Ngāti Kahungunu Waka Ama Rōpū	name of the waka ama club
kaitiakitanga	guardianship
karakia	incantations
kanohi ki te kanohi	face to face
kotahitanga	unity
manaakitanga	generosity and caring for others
Māori	Indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand
mātauranga	Māori bodies of knowledge
maunga	mountain
mauri	physical vitality
Pākehā	non‐indigenous population of Aotearoa New Zealand
pepeha	a Māori introduction
rōpū	group
te ao Māori	Māori world
tikanga	Māori principles that inform practice
waiata	song
waka ama	outrigger canoe
whānau	extended family
whanaungatanga	process of forming and maintaining relationships