They originally came from Polynesia (pol-i-NEE-shah)
The Maori come from New Zealand (Aotearoa) which they settled from Polynesia. In Maori mythology, the traditional home was Hawaiiki.
The Maori people are indigenous to New Zealand, believed to have migrated from Polynesia in canoes around 800 years ago. Their ancestral homeland is thought to be in eastern Polynesia, likely the Society Islands of Tahiti or Rarotonga. The Maori culture and language have developed distinctively since their arrival in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Maori is one of the three official languages of New Zealand (the others are English and NZ sign language).
He is Maori, the New Zealand Herald has it posted on their website.
The Maori people are Polynesian in origin and are believed to have migrated from eastern Polynesia to New Zealand around 1280 AD. They are descendants of Polynesian explorers who settled in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and developed their distinctive culture and language over centuries.
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Waka (Maori canoes)
Polynesia.
They come from New Zealand. The Maori started it.
The people known as Maori are - Maori. They are polynesian and they come from New Zealand which they named Aotearoa.
The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori.
The Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.
The Maori come from New Zealand (Aotearoa) which they settled from Polynesia. In Maori mythology, the traditional home was Hawaiiki.
Sometime before 1300 A.D
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Maori are from New Zealand
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.