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Who and when was the first maori woman elected to parliament in new zealand?
Iriaka ratana in 1949
Who is the first female maori mp?
The first Maori woman to become a New Zealand Member of Parliament was Iriaka Matiu Ratana who won the Western Maori seat for the Labour Party in 1949. The first Maori woman to win a seat in a general electorate was Sandra Lee who won Auckland Central in 1993 for the Alliance Party.
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.
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 .
What is the original inhabitants of News Zealand called?
The first human inhabitants in New Zealand were the Maori.
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.
Who first settled New Zealand are known as the?
The Maori people were in New Zealand first.
First inhabitants of new zealand?
Maori.
Who was the first person on New Zealand?
Maori
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.
