Tino Rangatiratanga / Maori National Flag
$45.99 – $55.99
The Tino Rangatiratanga flag is known as the Māori flag, it has a striking red and black background and bold white koru in the centre
The design represents the balance of natural forces with each other and represents Māori people as a whole. Tino Rangatiratanga means self-determination, sovereignty, autonomy, self-government, domination, rule, control, power.
2 very big sizes available: XL 182cm Wide and 107cm Tall and XXL 243cm wide x 143cm tall, made with 100% polyester and environmentally friendly ink
Comes with fastenings at one end to easily wear as a cape
With a UV resistance level of 6-7 this fabric is designed to be used outside for up to 6 months before fading occurs
Can be washed by hand or machine (in temp. less than 40°)
The black represents Te Kore, the realm of potential being. It is the long darkness, from whence the world emerged: the formless, passive, the male element. The white represents Te Ao Mārama, the realm of being, the physical world. The koru represents the unfurling of new life: a promise of hope for the future. The red represents Te Whai Ao, the realm of coming into being, Papatūānuku, Earth Mother, sustainer of all living things. Red is the colour of the earth from which the first human was made.
The flag was born out of a design competition run by Te Kawariki, a collective of activists in the Far North in 1989. They wanted to create a national Māori flag to fly at Waitangi the following year for the 150th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Linda Munn, Hiraina Marsden and Jan Dobson were the original designers of the Tino Rangatiratanga flag.
