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There were 887,493 people identifying as being part of the Māori ethnic group at the 2023 New Zealand census, making up 17.8% of New Zealand's population. [112] This is an increase of 111,657 people (14.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 288,891 people (48.3%) since the 2006 census.
Similar to other Polynesian people, Māori cooked food in earth ovens, known in New Zealand as hāngī, although the word umu is also used. [6] Stones are heated by fire and food packed in leaves placed on top. These packs are then covered with foliage, cloth, or wet sacks, and then a layer of earth. [7]
Rēwena bread uses a pre-ferment starter, also called a "bug". [3] It is created by boiling and mashing potatoes, then adding flour and sugar. [4] Māori potatoes (taewa) are commonly used for this purpose. [5]
When a group of people come to stay on a marae, they are considered manuhiri (guests) while the hosts of the marae are known as tangata whenua ("people of the land"). [167] Sharing of food is an important part of a pōwhiri. [168] The traditional hāngī is often cooked for large groups at a marae, with communal preparation by the host group ...
Kānga pirau (which translates literally from Māori as rotten corn), is a fermented maize (corn) porridge dish which is considered a delicacy by many Māori people of New Zealand. [ 1 ] Production
Apart from the passing European, however, Maori cannibalism, like its Aztec counterpart, was practised exclusively on traditional enemies – i.e., on members of other tribes and hapuu. To use the jargon, the Maori were exo-rather than endocannibals. By their own account, they did it for purposes of revenge: to kill and eat a man was the most ...
This Horrid Practice: The Myth and Reality of Traditional Maori Cannibalism is a 2008 non-fiction book by New Zealand historian Paul Moon. The book is a comprehensive survey of the history of human cannibalism among the Māori of New Zealand from a European perspective. It was the first published survey of Māori cannibalism. [1]
Māori potatoes or taewa are varieties of potato (Solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum and andigena) [1] cultivated by Māori people, especially those grown before New Zealand was colonised by the British.