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Scottish New Zealanders are New Zealanders of Scottish ancestry or who originate from Scotland.The number of New Zealanders who are descended from Scots is unknown, as the New Zealand census asks for ethnicity, not ancestry, and most have now assimilated; nonetheless, the vast majority of Pākehā, or European New Zealanders are of British and Irish descent, and it has been estimated that 1 ...
The land of Dunedin had already been divided up and settlers had drawn lots in Scotland to define the picking order. [1] About half of those to arrive were from the Free Church. Of the 12,000 immigrants who were to follow in the 1850s about 75% were Scottish. This can be determined from the diary and informal census of the Reverend Thomas Burns ...
Scran is a Scottish online resource for educational use by the public, schools, further education and higher education.It presents nearly 490,000 (still and moving) images and sounds contributed by museums, galleries, archives and the media.
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English: Maori (Māori) with the original chief's clothing made of feathered bird skin and with Maori tattoos on the face. Seen in Rotorua, New Zealand. Seen in Rotorua, New Zealand. Date
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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. [114] 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.
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 ...