• Black represents Te Korekore the realm of Potential Being. The long darkness from whence the world emerged. It represents the heavens. The male element is formless. Black is Ranginui or Sky Father, the giver of life.

• White represents Te Ao Marama the realm of Being and light. White also symbolizes purity, harmony enlightenment, and balance.

• The Koru, curling frond shape, represents the unfolding of new life, that everything is reborn and continues. It represents renewal and hope for the brighter day of the future.

• Red represents Te Whei Ao, the realm of Coming into Being. It symbolizes the female element. It also represents gestation. Red is Papatuanuku or Earth Mother, the sustainer of all living things. Red is the colour of earth from which the first human was made.

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