User:Yablu007/Māori flag

The tino Ranagtiratanga flag is designed to echo the mythological Maori view of life and its origins. The Black, occupying the background hlaf of the flag above the koru represents korekore(potentiality). This korekore symbolizes a black void, in the place of the heavens, above the earth. The red background below the koru represents whaiao (open daylight). This signifies Paptukunanuku, the earth mother, and therefore is representative of the earth and the sustenance of all life. The white koru, the center piece of the flag, signifies ao marama, the physical world of life, as well as harmony, enlightenment and balance. The koru shape itself represents the unfurled growth of the fern plant. In this sense, it is representative of new life and beginning. So, the total composition of the flag is indicative of the Maori view, new and developing, unfurling between the two separate spheres of life, the earth and heavens