“M’aider” – 1925-1930;

“French -(venez) m’aider!; English – “(come) help me!”

“Mayday” – [mey-dey] noun;

1. the international radiotelephone distress signal

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An informal network of non-profit advocates and advisers 
based in Aotearoa-New Zealand
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help@maider.org.nz