Kahukura
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The Māori
name Kahukura (which translates into English as red cloak) can refer to one of several people or things:
People and figures
Places
Other
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...
name Kahukura (which translates into English as red cloak) can refer to one of several people or things:
People and figures
- Kahukura (mythology), a figure from Māori mythologyMaori mythologyMāori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Māori of New Zealand may usefully be divided...
- Kahukura BentsonKahukura BentsonKahukura Bentson is a New Zealand middleweight boxer. He has represented his country at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.-External links:*...
, New Zealand boxer - Mereana Kahukura, television presenter
Places
- Kahukura, the former name of the township of TikitikiTikitikiTikitiki, formerly known as Kahukura, is a small township close to the estuary of the Waiapu River, 150 kilometres north of Gisborne in northeastern New Zealand. State Highway 35 passes through it, and the settlement is the easternmost point on the New Zealand highway network....
- Te Tihi O Kahukura, the Māori name of Castle RockCastle Rock-Islands:*Castle Rock , an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska*Castle Rock, Hong Kong , an island of Hong Kong, part of the Po Toi Islands*Castle Rock , an island in the U.S...
, a prominent landmark on Banks PeninsulaBanks PeninsulaBanks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves... - Kahukura Marine Reserve
Other
- Kahukura (sport), a group of affiliated sports clubs from RotoruaRotoruaRotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...
- Kahukura Productions, a film production company
- Kahukura (art), a notable artwork by Gordon WaltersGordon WaltersGordon Frederick Walters was a Wellington-born artist and graphic designer who is significant to New Zealand culture due to his representation of New Zealand in hisModern Abstract artworks.- Education :...
- The New Zealand red admiralNew Zealand Red AdmiralThe New Zealand Red Admiral is a butterfly that is endemic to New Zealand. The Māori name is kahukura which means red cloak. The Red Admiral is a member of the family Nymphalidae, the sub-family Nymphalinae as well as the tribe Nymphalini.There are two sub-species of Vanessa gonerilla, V. g...
butterfly (known as kahukura in Māori)