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Story: Moriori

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Origins of the Moriori people

  3. The migrations from Hawaiki

  4. Moriori life

  5. The impact of new arrivals

  6. The second dawn

  7. Facts and figures

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Origins of the Moriori people

Map of the Chatham Islands

Map of the Chatham Islands

Moriori in 1877

Moriori in 1877

Tree carving

Tree carving

The Chatham Islands

Pitt Island

From page 2 - The migrations from Hawaiki

The god Hatitimatangi

The god Hatitimatangi

Carving of seals

Carving of seals

Rangiaotea

Rangihaute (Pitt Island)

From page 3 - Moriori life

Carved planks

Carved planks

A replica wash-through raft

A replica wash-through raft

From page 4 - The impact of new arrivals

19th-century inhabitants

19th-century inhabitants

Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Mutunga pā

Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Mutunga pā

Moriori population of the Chatham Islands, 1800–1920

Moriori population of the Chatham Islands, 1800–1920

Moriori in the late 19th century

Moriori in the late 19th century

Three generations of the Solomon family

Three generations of the Solomon family

From page 5 - The second dawn

Moriori descendants

Moriori descendants

Wilford Davis with Michael King

Wilford Davis with Michael King

Albatross feathers

Albatross feathers

Growing against the wind

Growing in the wind

Kopinga Marae

Kopinga Marae

How to cite this page:

Denise Davis and Māui Solomon, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/moriori/media (accessed 21 May 2022)

Story by Denise Davis and Māui Solomon, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017

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