Voyages trough south Pacific in about 1250AD lead them to settle on North Island, then iwi and hapu were made.
The Maori are primarily in New Zealand.
The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori.
The Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.
Maori are from New Zealand
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
The MaoriThe Maori are New Zealand's first nation peoples.
The Polynesian ancestors of the Maori were the first people to find and settle the islands of New Zealand.
Maori people live in the same environment as all other residents of New Zealand. There is no segregation of New Zealand society. 70% of the people of New Zealand live in urban areas.
Maori make up approximately 15% of the population of New Zealand.
Pita Sharples is the Minister of Maori Affairs for New Zealand.
A non-Maori person from New Zealand is nicknamed a Kiwi. The Kiwi is the national bird of NZ. However, the native people of New Zealand, the Maori, find the term offensive hen applied to them.
To be a selected as a member of the New Zealand Maori rugby team you must be Maori or a descendant of Maori and identify yourself as Maori.