Noun
iwi (plural iwis or iwi)
(New Zealand) A Maori tribe.
Aoraki brings the iwi with its sense of community and purpose, and remains the physical form of Aoraki and the link between the worlds of the supernatural and nature. Source: Internet
Many iwi owned flour mills, ships and other items of European technology, some exported food to Australia for a brief period during the 1850s gold rush. Source: Internet
Mr Peters, a proud Ngati wai iwi member and the most senior Maori in Jacinda Ardern's government, made the claim on Tuesday as New Zealand considers the reintroduction of social norms. Source: Internet
Council has been working in partnership for many years now with Te Tau Ihu iwi, the community and key agencies in the region to continually improve the health of the Maitai/Mahitahi River. Source: Internet
Resisting and co-operating iwi both found that Pākehā desire for land remained. Source: Internet
In New Zealand pre-contact Māori tribes were not a single people, thus the more recent grouping into tribal (iwi) arrangements has become a more formal arrangement in more recent times. Source: Internet