The mythical original homeland of the Maori is most commonly known as Hawaiiki but its exact location remains unknown. The ancestors of the Maori were Polynesian and discovere…d and settled New Zealand (Aotearoa) as part of a process of exploration and settlement that saw them spread throughout the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii in the north to New Zealand in the south. One Tipuna waka was Tainui Led by Hoturoa and the Kaihautu (captain) another was Te Arawa Led by Ngatoroirangi and kaihautu by Tamatekapua (MORE)
Maori people are found all throughout the North and South islands of New Zealand, there could also be some Maori people in other countries, but the primary population is in Ne…w Zealand. (MORE)
Nothing really happened to the Maori people of Aotearoa. Although there are few of us and our language has dwindled down dramatically in the past 200 years, there still a lot …of people who speak Maori. The numbers of maori people living in New Zealand have increased from 2001. (MORE)
Maori had no formal name for themselves when contact was first made with non-Maori people (Europeans) so they called themselves 'Maori ', meaning 'normal' or 'natural'.
Yes there have been several styles of Maori Flag. Maori is a tribally based society and while tribal groups and associations, political and religious movements have their …own flags, it is only recently that attempts have been made to introduce a flag representing all of Maoridom. An initiative by Pita Sharples, co-leader of the Maori party has seen the Kotahi tanga (a Maori unity movement started in the late 19th century) flag, also known as the Maori Sovereignty flag, adopted as the 'official' flag of Maori. (MORE)