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Aotearoa = the original Maori name (usually meant for just the North Island but has come to mean the entire country.)
And Abel Tasman named it Staten Landt when he discovered it. It was than cartographed as Nova Zeelandia after the dutch province and then it became New Zealand.
Nieuw Zeeland after a province in Europe and Aotearoa by the Maori people.
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∙ 9y agoMaori (the native people of New Zealand), call the country Aotearoa, which means land of the long white cloud.
The Maori call New Zealand "Aotearoa". This translates to "The land of the long white cloud". Many other New Zealanders also refer to their country as New Zealand or Aotearoa interchangeably these days.
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∙ 11y agoIt was said when the maori's first arrived to new zealand they saw a "long white cloud" meaning in maori Aotearoa.
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∙ 14y agoAotearoa.
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What wrere the earliest settlers of New Zealand?
Maori.
What is the name of the first group of settlers in new zealand?
The first nations peoples of New Zealand, Aotearoa, are the Maori.
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.
Were Maori the first people to settle in New Zealand?
Yes, the Maori are the original inhabitants of the islands we now call New Zealand.
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.
What wrere the earliest settlers of New Zealand?
Maori.
When did the early settlers come to New Zealand?
The first new zealand settlers that came to new zealand was the maori people. They were the first people to arrive in new zealand.
What are the differences between maori and pakeha?
Maori's are indigenous to New Zealand, Pakeha are the White- born New Zealanders...so the english settlers'- ancestry..if that's what you want to call it.
Who were the earliest settlers of New Zealand?
If you mean the earliest civilization, it is the maori.
What is the name of the first group of settlers in new zealand?
The first nations peoples of New Zealand, Aotearoa, are the Maori.
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.
Who were earliest settlers of New Zealand?
Polynesians who settled in Aotearoa and became the Maori.
Who lived in New Zealand after the Maori?
The Maori still live in New Zealand. Now they share that land with the descendants of European settlers, and with other who migrated there from other parts of the world.
What do you call a native in New Zealand?
Maori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Were Maori the first people to settle in New Zealand?
Yes, the Maori are the original inhabitants of the islands we now call New Zealand.
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 did the early settlers of new zealand come from?
The first settlers were the Polynesian ancestors of the Maori. The first European settlers came from great britain.
