Hui (Māori assembly)

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A hui is a New Zealand term for an assembly, gathering or meeting. [1] [2]

Originally from the Māori language, the word was used by Europeans as early as 1846 to refer to Māori gatherings, [3] but is now increasingly used in New Zealand English to describe events that are not exclusively Māori. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Collins Dictionary". Collins Dictionary. 4 November 2022.
  2. "hui - Te Aka Māori Dictionary". hui - Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. Orsman, H. W. (1997). The dictionary of New Zealand English: a dictionary of New Zealandisms on historical principles. NZ: Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-558347-7.
  4. "...for all those involved with the Internet in New Zealand...", nethui.org.nz
  5. "Tech Hui 2010" Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Neville, Alice (31 May 2009). "Too much hui and not enough do-ey". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 October 2011.