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 …

Oct 10, 2025 · Māori, member of a Polynesian people of New Zealand. Their traditional history describes their origins in terms of waves of migration that culminated in the arrival of a “great …

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, …

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 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 …

Jun 29, 2023 · The Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), have maintained one of the world’s most vibrant and resilient indigenous cultures despite centuries of …

Māori culture (Māori: Māoritanga) is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand.

In Aotearoa New Zealand the Māori language, known as Te Reo Māori, is experiencing a revival. While you're here, try learning a few Māori phrases – start with kia ora (hello). While English is …

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 10, 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 …