Story: Ideas about Māori origins
Page 7. All images & media
From page 1 - 1770s–1840s: early ideas
From page 2 - 1840s–1930s: the Aryan theory
From page 3 - 1840s–early 20th century: Māori tradition and the Great Fleet
From page 4 - 1880s–1970s: Moriori origins; the Great Fleet
From page 5 - 1920s–2000s: new understandings
How to cite this page
K. R. Howe, Ideas about Māori origins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/18742/media (accessed 5 June 2026).
Story by K. R. Howe, published 8 February 2005.