Wairua Falls Scenic Reserve
Wairua may refer to: * Wairua River, Wairua River is a river of Northland, New Zealand ** Wairua Falls, on the river * ''Wairua'', a genus of spiders synonymized with '' Nomaua'' * ''Wairua'', the spirit in Māori language; see Māori people *"Wairua", a 2017 song by Maimoa See also * Radula marginata ''Radula marginata'', or Wairuakohu, is a species of plant in the genus ''Radula'', a genus of liverworts. It is endemic to New Zealand. It has been found to contain cannabinoids. Cannabinoids Users smoking the plant have experienced differe ...

Wairua River
The Wairua River is a river of Northland, New Zealand. It flows south-west from Hikurangi and joins the Mangakahia River between Titoki and Tangiteroria to form the Wairoa River, which runs past Dargaville to the Kaipara Harbour. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākiti ... References Rivers of the Northland Region Rivers of New Zealand Kaipara Harbour catchment {{Northland-river-stub ...
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Wairua Falls
Titoki ( mi, Tītoki) is a locality in the Mangakahia Valley of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. Whangarei is 26 km (16 miles) to the east. The Wairua River passes to the east of Titoki, and the Mangakahia River to the west. A hydroelectric plant has been operating at Wairua Falls since 1916. It was upgraded to produce 5.4 Gwh per year in 2007. The local Korokota Marae is a tribal meeting ground of the Ngāpuhi of Te Parawhau and the Ngāti Whātua of Te Parawhau. It features the Tikitiki o Rangi meeting house. Mangakahia Area School is a coeducational composite school (years 1–15), with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 157. The school, previously called Titoki District High School, celebrated its centennial in 2007. Titoki and the Mangakahia River area were important locations for the late 19th/early 20th century kauri gum digging trade. Notable people *Tania Roxborogh Tania Kelly Roxborogh (born 1 September 1965) is a New Zealand aut ...
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Nomaua
''Nomaua'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990. Originally placed with the Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now considered a senior synonym of ''Wairua''. Species it contains twelve species, found on the Polynesian Islands: *''Nomaua arborea'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *''Nomaua cauda'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *'' Nomaua crinifrons'' (Urquhart, 1891) ( type) – New Zealand *''Nomaua nelson'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *''Nomaua perdita'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *''Nomaua rakiura'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand (Stewart Is.) *''Nomaua repanga'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand *''Nomaua rimutaka'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand *''Nomaua taranga'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand *''Nomaua urquharti'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand *''Nomaua waikanae'' (Forster, 1990) – New Zealand *''N ...
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Māori People
The Māori (, ) are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (). Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed their own distinctive culture, whose language, mythology, crafts, and performing arts evolved independently from those of other eastern Polynesian cultures. Some early Māori moved to the Chatham Islands, where their descendants became New Zealand's other indigenous Polynesian ethnic group, the Moriori. Initial contact between Māori and Europeans, starting in the 18th century, ranged from beneficial trade to lethal violence; Māori actively adopted many technologies from the newcomers. With the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the two cultures coexisted for a generation. Rising tensions over disputed land sales led to conflict in the 1860s, and massive land confiscations, to which ...
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Maimoa
Maimoa is a New Zealand musical group. Formed from current and former presenters from the Māori Television show ''Pūkana'', the group debuted in 2016 with the single "Maimoatia", which was released to celebrate te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Since their debut, the group has continued to release pop singles sung in Māori language, te Reo Māori, including "Wairua" (2017), a viral hit produced by members of the New Zealand band Sons of Zion. In addition to ''Pūkana'', the group have featured on the reality shows ''Voices of Our Future'' (2017) and season one of ''Waiata Nation'' (2020). Their appearances on ''Waiata Nation'' documented the creation of the group's debut album, ''Rongomaiwhiti''. Background The group first formed in 2015, as a project by Cinco Cine Film Productions to celebrate te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2016 by releasing the single "Maimoatia". Members of the group included current and former presenters from the Māori Television show ''Pūkana'', although some member ...
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