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Rewi Thompson
Rewi is a Māori-language given name and surname. People with the name include: Given name * Rewi Alley (1897–1987), New Zealand-born writer and political activist in China * Rewi Braithwaite (1897–1987), New Zealand footballer * Rewi Maniapoto (1807–1894), Ngāti Maniapoto chief and rebel leader during the New Zealand Wars Surname * Poia Rewi Poia Rewi is a professor and the head of Te Tumu: School of Maori, Pacific, and Indigenous Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He is known for his work in the areas of the revitalisation of the Māori language and (Māori ..., New Zealand Māori academic {{given name, type=both Māori-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māori Language
Māori (), or ('the Māori language'), also known as ('the language'), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. Closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian, it gained recognition as one of New Zealand's official languages in 1987. The number of speakers of the language has declined sharply since 1945, but a Māori-language revitalisation effort has slowed the decline. The 2018 New Zealand census reported that about 186,000 people, or 4.0% of the New Zealand population, could hold a conversation in Māori about everyday things. , 55% of Māori adults reported some knowledge of the language; of these, 64% use Māori at home and around 50,000 people can speak the language "very well" or "well". The Māori language did not have an indigenous writing system. Missionaries arriving from about 1814, such as Thomas Kendall, learned to speak Māori, and introduced the Latin alphabet. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewi Alley
Rewi Alley (known in China as 路易•艾黎, Lùyì Àilí, 2 December 1897 – 27 December 1987) was a New Zealand-born writer and political activist. A member of the Chinese Communist Party, he dedicated 60 years of his life to the cause and was a key figure in the establishment of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives and technical training schools, including the Peili Vocational Institute (Bailie Vocational Institute or the Beijing Bailie University). Alley was a prolific writer about 20th century China, and especially the communist revolution. He also translated numerous Chinese poems. Early life and influences Rewi was born in the small town of Springfield, in inland Canterbury, New Zealand. He was named after Rewi Maniapoto, a Māori chief who famously resisted the British military during the New Zealand Wars in the 1860s. Alley's father was a teacher, and Rewi attended primary school at Amberley; then Wharenui School in Christchurch, where his father was appointed headma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewi Braithwaite
John Rewi Fergusson Braithwaite (25 September 1897 – 15 January 1987) was an association football player who represented New Zealand national football team, New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international. Braithwaite made his full New Zealand debut in that country's inaugural A-international fixture, beating Australia national football team, Australia 3–1 on 17 June 1922 and ended his international playing career with six A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 4–1 win over Australia on 30 June 1923. Braithwaite later served as a St Kilda, New Zealand, St Kilda borough councillor, representing the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party. References 1897 births 1987 deaths New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers Association football defenders Braithwaite family, Rewi Local politicians in New Zealand New Zealand Labour Party politicians Association footballers from Dunedin {{N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewi Maniapoto
Rewi Manga Maniapoto (1807–1894) was a Ngāti Maniapoto chief who led Kīngitanga forces during the New Zealand government Invasion of Waikato during the New Zealand Wars. Kinship Rewi, or Manga as he was known to his kin, was the child of Paraheke (Te Kore) and Te Ngohi. His mother Paraheke was from Ngati Raukawa with close connections to Ngati Kaputuhi. His father Te Ngohi, also known as Kawhia, was a renowned fighting chief of Ngāti Paretekawa a sub-hapu of Ngati Maniapoto and was a signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi, one of five chiefs from Maniapoto who signed. Rewi had a younger brother named Te Raore or Te Roore who was killed at Orakau. Te Raore married Kereihi aka Te Oreore Purau from Ngati Tuwhakataha and they had a daughter named Te Raueue Te Raore who died leaving no issue. When Pareheke was killed at Paterangi, Te Ngohi remarried a woman named Kahutuangau from Ngati Te Kanawa and Ngati Parekahuki a sub hapu of Ngati Maniapoto, they had a daughter named Te Wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poia Rewi
Poia Rewi is a professor and the head of Te Tumu: School of Maori, Pacific, and Indigenous Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He is known for his work in the areas of the revitalisation of the Māori language and (Māori oratory). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Education and career He graduated from the University of Otago in 2005 with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Maori Studies with a thesis entitled, . This was the first thesis at the university to be written entirely in Māori. Awards In March 2021, Rewi was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, with recognition that he is "one of the most active research specialists in Māori culture, language revitalisation, oral history and performing arts". Selected works *Rewi, P. (2006). Te Rakiraki Anuanu! In P. Walker & H. Raven (Eds.), ''Te Tū a Te Toka: He Ieretanga nō ngā Tai e Whā''. (pp. 17–20). Wellington, New Zealand: Toi Māori Aotearoa. *Rewi, P. (2010). '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
