Aotearoa New Zealand - this is the most widely known and accepted Maori name for New Zealand.
Arigato Gozaimasta - means 'thank you very much' in the Japanese language. (Formal)
carbon footprint - A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organisation or state in a given time.
dyno - A Dyno is the act of dynamically leaping to a hold that is out of reach. Dyno's require a high level of fitness and incredible forearm and hand strength.
Earth Flag - The first Earth Flag was created and copyrighted by John McConnell in preparation for the first Earth Day in San Francisco, in March 1970. It is a powerful symbol of internationality and common interest, a standard that calls all people to mutual allegiance to their only universally-shared resource- the Earth itself.
to empower - to give power or authority to.
fair-trade - is an organized social movement which promotes standards for international labour, environmentalism, and social policy in areas related to production of Fairtrade labeled and unlabelled goods.
Haka - is a Maori posture dance with shouted accompaniment, performed by a group.
Maori - In the Maori Language the word māori means "normal," "natural" or "ordinary."
Mullet - is a hairstyle that is short in the front, on the top, and on the sides, but long in the back
Sapporo - the fifth-largest city in Japan by population and the third-largest by geographic area. It is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture.
Sir Peter Blake - was a New Zealand yachtsman who led his country to two successive America's Cup victories. He previously won the Whitbread Round the World Yacht race in 1989, and the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994 by setting the fastest time around the world of 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds on catamaran Enza. Blake was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1995 for services to yachting, and received a honorary doctorate in 2000 from AUT University. He was murdered by pirates on 5 December 2001 during an environmental exploration trip in South America.
Sir Edmund Hillary - is a NZ mountaineer and explorer. Hillary and Sherpamountaineer Tenzing Norgay were almost certainly the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest - a feat they achieved on 29 May 1953. They were taking part in the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.