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(jì)抵達(dá)。)

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(hù)人——也當(dāng)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(shù)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(shù)傳統(tǒng)一樣，風(fēng)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(fēng)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(fēng)箏通常是按照當(dāng)?shù)伉B類或毛利神的形象設(shè)計的，有時，可能沒那么頻繁，風(fēng)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(fēng)箏，但你也可以聽到毛利人的風(fēng)箏。)