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The culture of New Zealand is a synthesis of indigenous Māori, colonial British, and other cultural influences.The country's earliest inhabitants brought with them customs and language from Polynesia, and during the centuries of isolation, developed their own Māori and Moriori cultures.
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]
New Zealand art consists of the visual and plastic arts (including woodwork, textiles, and ceramics) ... Although in an essentially traditional style, this carving ...
New Zealand is ranked 27th in beer consumption per capita, at around 64.7 litres per person per annum. The vast majority of beer produced in New Zealand is a type of lager, either pale or amber in colour, and between 4%–5% alcohol by volume. There are also over 100 smaller craft breweries and brewpubs producing a vast range of beer styles.
The New Zealand national rugby union team and many other New Zealand sports people perform a haka, a traditional Māori challenge, before events. [ 158 ] [ 159 ] Kī-o-rahi and Tapawai are two ball sports of Māori origin.
New Zealand [a] is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. ... Māori had several traditional names for the two main islands, including Te Ika-a-Māui ...
Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Parliament was suspended after opposition lawmakers performed the dance while the bill was ...
Haka is a traditional genre of Māori dance.This painting dates from c. 1845.. Haka (/ ˈ h ɑː k ə /, [1] / ˈ h æ k ə /; [2] singular haka, in both Māori and New Zealand English) are a variety of ceremonial dances in Māori culture. [3]