Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ⓘ) [i] are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several …

Dec 5, 2025 · Maori, member of a Polynesian people of New Zealand. To most Maori, being Maori means recognizing and venerating their Maori ancestors, having claims to family land, and …

May 5, 2025 · In the 19th century, the term Māori entered general use alongside Pākehā. According to the Te Aka Māori Dictionary, Pākehā has several meanings. When used as a …

Māori culture is an integral part of life in Aotearoa, New Zealand. For millennia, Māori have been the tangata whenua, the indigenous people of Aotearoa. Arriving here from the Polynesian …

Settling first on the coast, they hunted seals and moas. They also began to grow food, and some moved to the forests. They lived in small tribal groups, with a rich culture of spoken stories, …

In the Māori language the word māori means "normal," "natural," or "ordinary." In legends and other oral traditions, the word distinguished ordinary mortal human beings from deities and spirits.

Oct 20, 2025 · Since the Maori are descended from Polynesian voyagers who settled the islands in the 13th or 14th century, the Maori have many social, metaphysical, and religious concepts …

Māori are the indigenous people (tangata whenua) of Aotearoa New Zealand. Their ancestors navigated from the Pacific and settled here around the 13th century, establishing a rich and …

Nov 30, 2025 · Discover the rich tapestry of Maori culture in New Zealand, from its ancient origins to its modern expressions. Explore their history, traditions, resilience.

The Maori are the indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand. Culturally, they are Polynesians, most closely related to eastern Polynesians.

May 28, 2025 · Understanding Maori culture includes appreciating Te Reo Maori, which embodies Maori values and worldviews. When you learn even a few words, you’re taking a step toward …

Māori are tangata whenua — people of the land. They came to Aotearoa from Polynesia in the 13th century and created a new language and culture. Research indicates that Māori …

Dec 25, 2025 · More and more Maori women are reviving the traditional moko kauae chin tattoo, reclaiming a symbol of Indigenous identity and self-determination.

Dec 31, 2024 · New Zealand’s estimated Māori ethnic population was 922,800 for the mean year ended 31 December 2024. An estimated 463,600 females and 459,200 males identified as Māori.

4 days ago · RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team look back at the kaupapa and the people that shook Te Ao Māori in 2025.

Māori culture (Māori: Māoritanga) is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand. A part of Eastern Polynesian culture, Māori culture forms a distinctive …

Sep 28, 2020 · Visitors can stroll along the beach and view pristine streams that flow into the ocean, the remnants of an ancient Maori fort, and wildlife such as blue penguins and fur seals.

Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, arrived here more than 800 years ago in great waka (double-hulled canoes) from Polynesia. Over the centuries, they’ve developed their …

Dec 5, 2025 · Māori language, a language in the Eastern Polynesian subgroup of the Eastern Austronesian (Oceanic) languages that is spoken in New Zealand and the Cook Islands. It is …

One group of Māori settled in the Chatham Islands around 1500; they created a separate, pacifist culture and became known as the Moriori.

Aug 1, 2022 · The contest of the formation of the Split Apple Rock has a scientific theory that objects to the traditional Maori legend. Scientists believe that the rock was split after a natural …

Many legends were born around this bizarre formation and one in particular talks about the contention between two Maori deities who fought hard for possession of the rock until they …

Als Maori (offizielle neuseeländische Schreibweise Māori) werden die Angehörigen der indigenen Bevölkerung Neuseelands bezeichnet. Ihre aus der pazifischen Inselwelt stammenden …

It is a popular tourist attraction in the waters of Tasman Bay, approximately 50 metres off the coast between Kaiteriteri and Mārahau. [4] . The rock sits in shallow water at low tide and is …