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The history of the Māori began with the arrival of Polynesian settlers in New Zealand (Aotearoa in Māori), in a series of ocean migrations in canoes starting from the late 13th or early 14th centuries.
Of the 3,151 Indians recorded on the 1951 census of New Zealand — 253 were of Māori Indian origin. [7]: 81 In 10 years, by the 1961 census, there were just slightly more Indians in New Zealand, while the number of Māori Indians had risen dramatically to 454. [8] Children of these unions were often cast out by the wider Indian community.
Māori have been represented to the Crown in New Zealand politics since the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand, before the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840. Being a traditionally tribal people, no one organisation ostensibly speaks for all Māori nationwide.
New Zealand's involvement in the Vietnam War signalled a major breakaway from British influence even though it was brought about primarily because of New Zealand's obligations under the ANZUS Treaty and growing concerns about Communist influences in the Asia-Pacific region. As a result, the United States pressured the governments of Australia ...
New Zealand troops in First and Second Battles of El Alamein. Food rationing introduced. Mobilisation of women for essential work. 12 June: First 5 ships of American troops from the 37th US Army Division land in Auckland. 14 June: First American Marines from the 1st Corps Division land in Wellington. 1943. New Zealand troops take part in ...
The history of the Nelson Region of New Zealand dates back to settlement by the Māori people in about the 12th century. [1] The Nelson and Marlborough Region were known to the Māori as Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka a Maui which means "The Prow of the Canoe of Maui".
Kidman had earlier participated in collaborative research and co-authored Fragments from a Contested Past Remembrance, Denial and New Zealand History, [62] which explored why it is difficult for New Zealanders to learn and teach difficult aspects of the nation's history and what they often chose to forget. Kidman noted that at times "state ...
New Zealand passed on a chance to become part of Australia in 1901. [51] [52] In 1907 the United Kingdom granted New Zealand "Dominion" status within the British Empire, the high death toll from the First World War and in 1920 New Zealand joined the League of Nations as a sovereign state. Other regions particularly in the North Island also ...