| Māori | English |
| PŪRAU | STEM |
| Pūtaiao | Science |
| Hāngarau | Technology |
| Pūkaha | Engineering |
| Pāngarau | Maths |
| Tupuna / Tūpuna | Ancestor / ancestors |
| I whakaakoria | they taught him |
| I whakatupuria | they raised him |
| I rīria | they scolded him |
| I poipoia | they nurtured him |
| mātauranga Māori | Māori knowledge |
| rangatira | chief, leader, noble, great |
| tuakana / tuākana | elder sibling(s) of the same gender |
| Tēnā koa | please |
| me hoe tātou ki tua | let's sail yonder |
| kia kaha | be strong |
| pīhukatia te mounu | set the bait |
| tukua ki te wai | cast it in the water |
| auē | alas |
| kua pau kē | tis all gone |
| e tai | dear one, mate, bro |
| muka | fibres found in flax leaves |
| matau | hook |
| ka takā | to fasten |
| aho | cord |
| karakia | incantations, prayer |
| moana | ocean |
| Tangaroa | God of the ocean |
| ika tipua | mighty fish, supernatural fish |
| Te Ika a Māui | Māui's fish |
| Tamanuiterā, Te Rā | the Sun |
| taura | rope |
| mana | power |
| Kīhai i taea e Tamanuiterā ngā taura te wetekina | Tamanuiterā was unable to release himself from the ropes |
| te ahi a Mahuika | Mahuika's fire |
| he ahi tipua | supernatural fire |
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