Verrall said the new laws would help close the life expectancy gap between Maori and non-Maori citizens.

维拉尔说，新法律将有助于缩小毛利人和非毛利人公民之间的预期寿命差距。

Kiwi is actually a Maori name, and Maori are the native people of New Zealand.

几维是毛利语，毛利是新西兰的原住民。

Maori children are taught at an early age what to do when they come to the marae.

毛利儿童很小就被教会来到露天会场时该做什么。

For the Maori, these tattoos were an accepted mainstream tradition.

对毛利人来说，纹身是被主流传统所认可的。

You can also see Maori traditional dances at the Auckland Museum.

你还可以在奥克兰博物馆看到毛利人传统的舞蹈。

Hoiho is the Maori word for yellow-eyed penguin and it means noisy shelter.

Hoiho在毛利语中是黄眼企鹅的意思，意思是嘈杂的庇护所。

Rotorua is the centre of Maori culture and has wonderful hot springs.

罗托鲁亚是毛利文化的中心，它拥有奇妙的温泉。

Koiho is the Maori word for yellow-eyed penguin and it means noisy shelter.

Koiho在毛利语中指的是黄眼企鹅，是吵闹的庇护所的意思。

The Maori came from the island of Polynesia in the Pacific.

毛利人来自太平洋的波利尼西亚岛屿。

The two official languages in the country are English and Maori.

新西兰的两种官方语言是英语和毛利语。

And do you know what Maori people in New Zealand do when they meet?

你知道新西兰毛利人如何做吗？

It is believed that the Maori people came from the Pacific islands of Polynesia.

毛利人被认为来自太平洋上的波利尼西亚群岛。

The Maori people call the Moon Hina, the man-eater, who was the bringer of death.

毛利人称月球为希娜，食人者，是死亡的使者。

But Westerners sported tattoos long before meeting the Samoans and Maori of the South Pacific.

但是西方人纹身的历史，远在他们遇见南太平洋的萨莫安人和毛利人之前就开始了。

New Zealand's opposition national party has elected Simon Bridges as its first ever Maori leader.

新西兰反对派国家党选举赛门 布里吉(Simon Bridges)为首个毛利族领袖。

These patterns are mirrored in the most dynamic of all the Maori art forms.

这些图案反映在毛利艺术的最具活力的形式中。

For the traditional people， the Maori, this land holds the greatest significance. Stan is my guide.

对于这里的原住居民毛利人来说，这片土地代表了一切。史坦是我的向导。

Under the government's plan, a new group would be created to help reduce smoking among Maori.

根据政府的这项计划，将成立一个新的组织来帮助降低毛利人的吸烟率。

When someone dies, all the relations, old and young, come to the marae for the Maori burial service.

当有人去世时，所有亲戚年老的、年轻的，都来到会堂举行毛利人的葬礼。

They learn new things, and going for vacation in New Zealand helped me to understand the Maori tradition.

他们学习新事物，去新西兰度假帮助我了解了毛利人的传统。