Today, about 14 per cent of the New Zealand population have Maori ancestory.(今天，新西蘭約14%的人口具有毛利人血統(tǒng)。)

The Maori were the first settlers of New Zealand - arriving many centuries before Europeans.(毛利人是新西蘭最早的定居者，比歐洲人早了許多個世紀抵達。)

You can also see Maori traditional dances at the Auckland Museum.(你也可以看到毛利人的傳統(tǒng)舞蹈在奧克蘭博物館。)

The marae-the meeting house and the land around it-is the focus of Maori community life.(馬拉埃--聚會大廳及其周圍土地--是毛利人村社生活的中心。)

Traditional Maori prize them as guardians of sacred spaces—and as dinner.(傳統(tǒng)的毛利人把它們尊為神圣空間的監(jiān)護人——也當晚餐。)

He has been in discussions with Maori artists regarding artwork to give the cabins added character and aesthetic appeal.(他還曾經(jīng)與毛利人藝術家討論，來給輕軌客艙增加特色和美感。)

As with other Maori artistic traditions, kite-making involved certain rituals.(和毛利人的其他藝術傳統(tǒng)一樣，風箏制作也包括一些特定的儀式。)

On July 10, 2010, peoole flied different kinds of kite to celebrate Maori New Year in Auckland, New Zealand.(2010年7月10日，新西蘭奧克蘭，人們放飛風箏慶祝毛利新年。)

In terms of appearance, kites were frequently designed in the image of a native bird, or a Maori god, and sometimes, perhaps less often, a well-known hero.(就外形而言，風箏通常是按照當?shù)伉B類或毛利神的形象設計的，有時，可能沒那么頻繁，風箏的形象是一位著名的英雄。)

All this meant it was easy to see a kite in the sky but you could also hear Maori kites.(這一切意味著我們可以輕易看到在天空中的風箏，但你也可以聽到毛利人的風箏。)