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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 .
Deutsch: Maori (Māori) mit der ursprünglichen Häuptlingskleidung aus gefiederter Vogelhaut und mit Maori Tattoos im Gesicht. Gesehen in Rotorua, Neuseeland. Gesehen in Rotorua, Neuseeland. English: Maori (Māori) with the original chief's clothing made of feathered bird skin and with Maori tattoos on the face.
Māori politics (Māori: tōrangapū Māori) is the politics of the Māori people, who were the original inhabitants of New Zealand and who are now the country's largest minority. Before the arrival of Pākehā (Europeans) in New Zealand, Māori society was based largely around tribal units , and chiefs ( rangatira ) provided political leadership.
The New Zealand Government will honour all New Zealanders in the chieftainship of their land and all their property. Māori: Ki nga tangata katoa o Nu Tirani te tino rangatiratanga o o ratou whenua o ratou kainga me o ratou taonga katoa. Article 3. All New Zealanders are equal under the law with the same rights and duties.
Māori cultural history intertwines inextricably with the culture of Polynesia as a whole. The New Zealand archipelago forms the southwestern corner of the Polynesian Triangle, a major part of the Pacific Ocean with three island groups at its corners: the Hawaiian Islands, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and New Zealand (Aotearoa in te reo Māori). [10]
People belonging to the Māori indigenous people of New Zealand, generally believed to have arrived from eastern Polynesia between 800 and 1300. There has been considerable intermarriage with later immigrants, but people with any Māori ancestry may consider themselves to be Māori, by custom and law in New Zealand.
The Beehive, Wellington, is the seat of government (i.e. headquarters of the executive branch). In New Zealand, the term Government can have a number of different meanings. At its widest, it can refer collectively to the three traditional branches of government—namely, the executive branch, legislative branch (the King-in-Parliament and House of Representatives) and judicial branch (the ...
Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK, also called in English the Ministry of Māori Development) is the principal policy advisor of the Government of New Zealand on Māori wellbeing and development. Te Puni Kōkiri was established under the Māori Development Act 1991 with responsibilities to promote Māori achievement in education, training and employment ...