“[N]o mua iho ano te mana o te reo o te wahine ... ma te wahine e powhiri te manuwhiri, ka maru. [The mana of the woman's voice is ancient ... the woman welcomes and protects visitors]."
(Meredith, 2011)
Martigny, Switzerland. In the garden of the Pierre Gianadda foundation. 2022
Meredith, Rawinia Higgins rāua ko Paul. 2011. “Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women: Waiata, karanga and whaikōrero”. Pub.: Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Available online: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-wahine-maori-women/page-4. Accessed: 7 March 2023.