they made them better at hunting
The Maori language has been spoken in New Zealand since before the arrival of Europeans in the early 19th century. It was the dominant language of communication for Maori communities until colonization led to the introduction of English. Efforts to revitalize and promote the Maori language have been ongoing since the 20th century.
Greenstone and things like that.answ2. In the early days, the principal articles of trade were flax (for cordage) and timber (for masts and spars).The Maori were quick to grasp the advantages of supplying ships with food, and growing crops such as potatoes and wheat were profitable ventures.
Maori came and settled Aotearoa between 1000 and 1300 AD. The first Polynesian explorers came about 2,000 years ago.
Early European settlers unintentionally brought diseases such as measles, influenza, and tuberculosis to New Zealand, which had a devastating impact on the Maori population as they had no immunity to these illnesses. This led to widespread outbreaks and a significant decline in the Maori population during the 19th century.
The first new zealand settlers that came to new zealand was the maori people. They were the first people to arrive in new zealand.
flax and cloaks
The Maori language has been spoken in New Zealand since before the arrival of Europeans in the early 19th century. It was the dominant language of communication for Maori communities until colonization led to the introduction of English. Efforts to revitalize and promote the Maori language have been ongoing since the 20th century.
The precious rock that the early Maori hunted for was pounamu, better known as jade. The Maori used the strong rock for weapons.
the early europeans settled is the east coast
Pre European days, maori were not familiar with money. They hunted for their food, grew their own crops and lived off what the land had to offer in terms of food sources. Europeans then came to nz and that's when monetary value was put on items such as land, food, and other items. In early times maori traded goods in lieu of money.
From whales.
The river was named by the Maori people long before Europeans arrived in the early 1800's. The name Waikato translates as "flowing water" (wai=water, kato=flowing).
Undoubtedly the early Maori.
Sometimes ... but not always !
The Europeans. =D
a stick
The early Maori came from Eastern Polynesia.