A hui is a type of Māori assembly, gathering or meeting.
[1][2] A hui is usually called for a specific cause (Māori: take, lit.
'cause for gathering'), which may relate to the "life crises" of an individual—such as a funeral (tangihanga) or twenty-first birthday—or to those events that affect a group—such as opening a marae, or welcoming important guests.
[3]: 179 Originally from the Māori language, the word was used by Europeans as early as 1846 to refer to Māori gatherings,[4] but is now increasingly used in New Zealand English to describe events that are not exclusively Māori.
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