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2. Māori people - Wikipedia

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   Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. [13] Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed a distinct culture , whose language, mythology, crafts, and performing arts evolved independently from those of other eastern ...

3. Māori history - Wikipedia

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   Over time, in isolation the Polynesian settlers developed a distinct Māori culture. Early Māori history is often divided into two periods: the Archaic period (c. 1300 – c. 1500) and the Classic period (c. 1500 – c. 1769). Archaeological sites such as Wairau Bar show evidence of early life in Polynesian settlements in New Zealand. Many of ...

4. History of Canterbury Region - Wikipedia

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   The Story of a Siege [b]) says: "Unlike most Maori chiefs of exalted rank he was cowardly, cruel and capricious." [ 5 ] The 'eat relation' feud began when Murihake, a woman at Waikakahi on the eastern shores of Te Waihora , happened to put on a dog-skin cloak left in the village by Tama-i-hara-nui, who was then absent at Kaikōura .

5. Māori and conservation - Wikipedia

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   This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (December 2020) Mt. Taranaki which is revered by the Māori, was recently granted legal status as a person The Māori people have had a strong and changing conservation ethic since their discovery and ...

6. Ngāti Mutunga - Wikipedia

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   Ngāti Mutunga is a Māori iwi (tribe) of New Zealand, whose original tribal lands were in north Taranaki.They migrated, first to Wellington (with Ngāti Toa and other Taranaki hapū), and then to the Chatham Islands (along with Ngāti Tama) in the 1830s.

7. Parihaka - Wikipedia

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   Armed soldiers were sent in and arrested the peaceful resistance leaders and many of the Maori residents, often holding them in jail for months without trials. The village was founded about 1866 by Māori chiefs Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi on land seized by the government during the post-New Zealand Wars land confiscations of the 1860s.

8. Puhoi, New Zealand - Wikipedia

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   The first settlers to Puhoi were transported up the river by Māori in 1863. A commemoration stone to these settlers is located in the village. [4] The migrants were allocated parcels of land by the colonial government.

9. New Zealand - Wikipedia

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   Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 5.25 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pasifika. Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening of culture arising from increased immigration to the country.