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A '''hui''' is a [[New Zealand English|New Zealand]] term for a social gathering or assembly.
A '''hui''' is a [[New Zealand English|New Zealand]] term for a social gathering or assembly.


Originally a [[Māori language]] word, it was used by Europeans as early as 1846 when referring to [[Māori people|Māori]] gatherings<ref name="Orsman1997">{{cite book|last=Orsman|first=H. W.|title=The dictionary of New Zealand English: a dictionary of New Zealandisms on historical principles|year=1997|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=NZ|isbn=0-19-558347-7}}</ref> - but is now increasingly used in [[New Zealand English]] to describe events that are not exclusively Māori.<ref>[http://nethui.org.nz/nethui-multi-stakeholder-event-launch-2011 ''"...for all those involved with the Internet in New Zealand..."''], nethui.org.nz</ref><ref>[http://www.techhui.org.nz/ "Tech Hui 2010"]</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_10575592">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10575592 |title=Too much hui and not enough do-ey |author=Neville, Alice |date=31 May 2009 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=3 October 2011}}</ref>
Originally a [[Māori language]] word, it was used by Europeans as early as 1846 when referring to [[Māori people|Māori]] gatherings<ref name="Orsman1997">{{cite book|last=Orsman|first=H. W.|title=The dictionary of New Zealand English: a dictionary of New Zealandisms on historical principles|year=1997|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=NZ|isbn=0-19-558347-7}}</ref> - but is now increasingly used in [[New Zealand English]] to describe events that are not exclusively Māori.<ref>[http://nethui.org.nz/nethui-multi-stakeholder-event-launch-2011 ''"...for all those involved with the Internet in New Zealand..."''], nethui.org.nz</ref><ref>[http://www.techhui.org.nz/ "Tech Hui 2010"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721223301/http://www.techhui.org.nz/ |date=2010-07-21 }}</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_10575592">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10575592 |title=Too much hui and not enough do-ey |author=Neville, Alice |date=31 May 2009 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=3 October 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:50, 30 December 2017

A hui is a New Zealand term for a social gathering or assembly.

Originally a Māori language word, it was used by Europeans as early as 1846 when referring to Māori gatherings[1] - but is now increasingly used in New Zealand English to describe events that are not exclusively Māori.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Orsman, H. W. (1997). The dictionary of New Zealand English: a dictionary of New Zealandisms on historical principles. NZ: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558347-7.
  2. ^ "...for all those involved with the Internet in New Zealand...", nethui.org.nz
  3. ^ "Tech Hui 2010" Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Neville, Alice (31 May 2009). "Too much hui and not enough do-ey". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2011.