Ngati Ranana
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Ngāti Rānana is a Māori cultural group based in London
. It aims to provide 'an environment to teach, learn and participate in Māori culture and to promote New Zealand
through Māori culture. The group regularly performs throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
and 'Rānana' is a Māori language
transliteration of the word London.
Ngāti Rānana has a close association with the High Commission of New Zealand in London.
Founding member Esther Jessop was named New Zealander of the Year in Britain for 2009.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It aims to provide 'an environment to teach, learn and participate in Māori culture and to promote New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
through Māori culture. The group regularly performs throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
History
In 1959 the group was founded by a small group of London-based New Zealanders as the London Māori Club. In 1971 it was renamed the Ngāti Rānana London Māori Club. 'Ngāti' denotes a tribe or iwiIwi
In New Zealand society, iwi form the largest everyday social units in Māori culture. The word iwi means "'peoples' or 'nations'. In "the work of European writers which treat iwi and hapū as parts of a hierarchical structure", it has been used to mean "tribe" , or confederation of tribes,...
and 'Rānana' is a Māori language
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
transliteration of the word London.
Ngāti Rānana has a close association with the High Commission of New Zealand in London.
Founding member Esther Jessop was named New Zealander of the Year in Britain for 2009.