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All text that has been written or translated specifically for this website uses uses macrons to signify the length of Māori vowels. However, the site also contains text reprinted from Te Ao Hou (1952-76) and from the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature: this content is reprinted exactly as in the original texts and may not utilise macrons.
More information about the National Library's use of macrons:
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/en/macrons.html
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