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Story: Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city

Māori performing group in London

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Māori performing group in London

This image shows a Māori performing group and their interpreter in London in 1863. There was enough interest in Māori culture at this time, when Māori were fighting the British in New Zealand, that there were two groups performing in London at the same time.

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Aroha Harris, Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city – Māori visit overseas cities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/24839/maori-performing-group-in-london (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Aroha Harris, published 24 January 2011, updated 1 September 2024.