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According to tribal narratives, Kupe was the first Polynesian to discover the islands of New Zealand. His journey there was triggered by difficulties with fishing in Hawaiki, his homeland. Apparently the problem was a great octopus belonging to Kupe's competitor, Muturangi. Kupe set out in his canoe to kill the octopus, and such was the length of the pursuit that it brought him to New Zealand. With a companion known as Ngake (or Ngahue) in another canoe called TÄwhirirangi, he pursued the creature all the way to Cook Strait (known as Raukawakawa), where it was finally destroyed.
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Was the Maori people were the first to live in New Zealand?
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
Where do the maori come from?
New Zealand
What did the maori come to new zealand in?
Waka (Maori canoes)
What are the indigenous people of New Zealand called?
The MaoriThe Maori are New Zealand's first nation peoples.
When did the maori first arrive in new zealand?
The early Maori's first came to New Zealand more than 1000 years ago, and chief kupe was the first Maori who arrived to New Zealand .
Where did the Maori of New Zealand come from?
Polynesia.
Who first settled New Zealand are known as the?
The Maori people were in New Zealand first.
Should Maori be the first language of New Zealand?
Maori was indeed the first lnguage in New Zealand, being spoken by the indigenous peoples, the Maori. Maori is already one of the three official languages of New Zealand, English, Maori, and New Zealand Sign Language. Though Maori is the language of the first nations people, the Maori, it is not spoken by the majority of the peoples of the country. And English is a widely spoken language internationally.
Who were the first settlers in NZ?
It's considered that the first inhabitants of the territory of New Zealand were the Maoris. According to them, the first explorer that reached that land was called Kupe, he navigated following the stars and ocean currents, he came from his native Polynesia, concretely from the island of Hawaiki, approximately 1000 years ago.
Where is the poi from?
They come from New Zealand. The Maori started it.
When did maori people come to new zealand?
The most current reliable evidence shows that New Zealand was first settled around 1280 BC.
What is the original inhabitants of News Zealand called?
The first human inhabitants in New Zealand were the Maori.
