What diacritical mark was added to Te Atatu in 2008?
Macron (diacritic) A macron ( ) is a diacritical mark: it is a straight bar (¯) placed above a letter, usually a vowel. Its name derives , since it was originally used to mark long or heavy syllables in Greco-Roman metrics. It now more often marks a long vowel. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the macron is used to indicate a mid-tone; the sign for a long vowel is instead a modified triangular colon ⟨⟩ .
Te Ao Māori Te Ao Māori literally means ""the Māori world"." This includes Te Reo (the language and dialects), Tikanga (the processes and practices), Marae (the community focal point), Waahi Tapu (sites of importance) and access to whānau, Hapū and iwi.