What is Tino Rangatiratanga flag?
The Tino Rangatiratanga flag is often referred to as the Māori flag, one which can be used to represent all Māori. Hiraina Marsden, Jan Smith and Linda Munn designed this flag in 1990. It uses black, white and red as national colours of New Zealand.
What is the Maori national flag?
A flag based on tino rangatiratanga was designed in 1990 and has become accepted as a national flag for Māori groups across New Zealand.
Why fly a Māori flag on Waitangi Day?
In January 2009, the Hon Pita Sharples, Minister of Māori Affairs, publicly called for a Māori flag to be flown from the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Waitangi Day. He thought that flying a Māori flag at sites of national significance would reflect and enhance Crown-Māori relationships.
Why was the Tino Rangatiratanga flag made?
The design of the flag references the Māori creation story of Rangi and Papa, suggesting the sky, the earth, and the physical realm of light and being, which was created when they were separated.
What does the design of the the Māori flag Tino Rangatiratanga represent *?
the Tino Rangatiratanga flag, representing a key phrase of the Maori version of the Treaty (meaning "absolute chieftainship/sovereignty"), which came to prominence as a protest flag.
When was the Māori flag created?
6 February 1990The national Māori flag was developed by members of the group Te Kawariki in 1989. On 6 February 1990, the group unveiled the flag at Waitangi.
What does the Colours in Tino Rangatiratanga flag mean?
Elements of the flag Black – represents Te Korekore, the realm of Potential Being. It represents the long darkness from whence the world emerged. It represents the heavens. The male element is formless, floating and passive. White – represents Te Ao Marama, the realm of Being and Light.
Is the Tino Rangatiratanga flag copyright?
The Mount Maunganui woman who designed the Tino Rangatiratanga flag says the decision to copyright it is not about money. Linda Munn also disputed accusations that embattled Maori Party MP Hone Harawira and his family were "cashing in" on their role in the copyrighting process of the flag.
What is the Māori sovereignty flag?
Māori flags The tino rangatiratanga (Māori sovereignty) flag was designed in 1989, and became a symbol of Māori independence. At first the government refused to fly it on official occasions, but from 2009 it became the national Māori flag.
When was the Tino Rangatiratanga flag created?
Hiraina Marsden, Jan Dobson and Linda Munn (pictured) designed what became known as the tino rangatiratanga flag in 1989. The black represents Te Kore (the void), the space beyond the world of everyday experience. White represents Te Ao Marama, the world of light.
What was the original flag of New Zealand?
the flag of the United TribesNew Zealand's first official flag was the flag of the United Tribes. It was selected on 20 March 1834 by 25 chiefs from the Far North who, with their followers, had gathered at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. Missionaries, settlers and the commanders of 13 ships were also present.
Why do Māori use red black and white?
While Te Kara is officially recognized, and was voted in 1834 as the official Māoriflag in a referendum, Tino Rangatiratanga appears in the Māori version of the Treaty of Waitangi of 1840, and it uses black, white, and red to represent unity in the creation (btw: the same colors were used for the TattooTribes logo.
What does the word rangatiratanga mean?
a Māori chief; sovereignty/ (ˌrʌŋɡətɪərəˈtʌŋɡə) / noun. NZ the condition of being a Māori chief; sovereignty.
What Colours did Māori use?
The national colours of the Māori, an indigenous people of Polynesian origin in New Zealand, are black, white and red.
What does the New Zealand flag represent?
The stars on the Flag represent the Southern Cross constellation, emphasising New Zealand's location in the South Pacific Ocean. The Union Jack in the top left-hand corner of the Flag recognises New Zealand's historical foundations as a former British colony and dominion.
What is a rangatiratanga definition?
rangatiratanga in British English (ˌrʌŋɡətɪərəˈtʌŋɡə ) New Zealand. the condition of being a Māori chief; sovereignty. Collins English Dictionary.
What is the Māori flag called?
Tino RangatiratangaThe national Māori flag, called Tino Rangatiratanga, is one of New Zealand's flags and a symbol for this land. Tino Rangatiratanga was first designed in 1990, but was not recognised as an official national Māori flag until December 2009.
What does the United Tribes flag represent?
To northern Māori, the United Tribes flag meant that that Britain recognised New Zealand as an independent nation, and thereby acknowledged the mana of their chiefs. The flag continued to fly in various places around the Bay of Islands, and on ships trading with Sydney.
A symbol of liberation and identity
The flag was born out of a design competition run by Te Kawariki, a collective of activists in the Far North in 1989. They wanted to create a national Māori flag to fly at Waitangi the following year for the 150th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
In service of the collective
Alongside her work to protect the mana of the tino flag, Munn is dedicated to helping rangatahi and wāhine Māori.
Mahi toi as healing
Munn’s mahi has always been about wāhine, she says. This extends to her down time – she’s an avid painter, and says it helps clear her mind. She is currently preparing works for an upcoming exhibition she’s curating alongside Robyn Kahukiwa and Tracy Tāwhiao.
THE HISTORY AND THE FLAG
The Tino Rangatiratanga Māori Flag has evolved since its first creation in 1989, and has since become a symbolism of Māori Sovereignty to a generation of Māori who weren't even born when the hake was initiated by Te Kawariki and its members.
THE DESIGN
Black represents Te Korekore the realm of Potential Being. It represents the long darkness, from whence the world emerged. It represents the heavens, the male element is formless, floating and passive.
Symbolism of The Design
Background
- In January 2009, the Hon Pita Sharples, Minister of Māori Affairs, publicly called for a Māori flag to be flown from the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Waitangi Day. He thought that flying a Māori flag at sites of national significance would reflect and enhance Crown-Māori relationships. The Rt Hon John Key, Prime Minister, answered that call, saying he would support flying the two flags togeth…
Principles of Flying The National Māori Flag
- The national Māori flag should be flown in a way that: 1. respects the status of the New Zealand flag as ‘the symbol of the Realm, Government and people of New Zealand’ 2. expresses a spirit of mutual respect and nationhood 3. respects its status as the preferred national Māori flag.
Protocols For Flying The National Māori Flag with The New Zealand Flag
- These guidelines are intended to complement the New Zealand Flag protocols. Subject to the principles above, flying the national Māori flag should be consistent with current flag-flying practices. Flying the two flags together on Waitangi Day is encouraged.
Where to Get A National Māori Flag
- The national Māori flag is produced by some of New Zealand’s flag manufacturers, such as Adams Flags, Flagz Group Ltd, Flags.net.nz, Flagmakers, FlagSellers and The Flag Shop Ltd.
Description of The National Māori Flag
- The national Māori flag has no official Pantone spot colours. We have received the following advice from a flag manufacturer about the colours: Historically we have chosen as our standard colours: White Black Pantone 186C (Red) / R227, G24, B55.