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… Nelson’s eight tribes Māori know the northern South Island as Te Tau Ihu (the … and Ngāti Tama and Te Āti Awa (Taranaki tribes). For Māori the region’s current boundary has little relevance – … Strait to the North Island. Earlier tribes Nelson’s Māori history is marked by a series of tribes arriving, mainly …
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Part of story: Nelson region
… greetings to thee, Oh! Tāmaki of numerous lovers. 1 The Māori name for Auckland is Tāmaki. Among the many versions … Māori history …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… so much hunted as ‘quarried’. As these resources ran out, Māori adopted a more sustainable economy , based on … Joining the market With the arrival of the Europeans, Māori quickly began to trade food , especially pigs and … European settlers survived only because of the supply of Māori food. Eaten with relish Māori gladly ate the new foods …
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Part of story: Economy
… after eating (kai) crayfish (kōura) there. Archaeological history The findings of archaeology complement the Māori traditions of settlement. Archaeology has drawn … ki te Tonga (D’Urville Island). This stone was prized by Māori, who made it into adzes (cutting implements). Home …
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Part of story: Marlborough region
… Te Rangikāheke In the mid-19th century Māori began to write down their traditions and tribal … White From the mid-19th century, author John White paid Māori to write down their traditions in te reo Māori (the … a number of documents and confirmed them as tribal history. In 1944 Tiaki Mitchell wrote about Ngāti Kahungunu …
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… Māori ran small enterprises before Europeans arrived in New … whānau and hapū, within their iwi, and between iwi. Early Māori trade Trading revolved around regional products which … were exchanged over long distances by hapū and iwi. Coastal Māori offered kaimoana (seafood), and inland Māori provided …
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Part of story: Ngā umanga – Māori business enterprise
… and on the South Island’s west coast. Sealers, whalers and Māori European sealers first arrived in Murihiku in the … Taiaroa were adept at warding off incursions by northern Māori and at managing relationships with Pākehā, many of whom became bound to Māori families through marriage. Land deals With the …
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Part of story: Otago region
… the grandson of Whātonga. He does not play a part in the history of Manawatū, except through his descendants. Hau’s … Early Māori history …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… The early 19th century Māori social organisation changed upon contact with … Native Land Court resulted in large-scale loss of land by Māori. The effect was to destabilise Māori social organisation. Some groups dispersed or departed … The history of Māori social organisation …
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Part of story: Tribal organisation
… tour and accordingly the team was dubbed the 'All Golds'. Māori team in Australia In 1908 former All Black Albert Asher organised an ‘All Māori’ team to play rugby league in Australia. Before … arranged matches in New Zealand’s main centres, and some Māori players switched codes to play the 13-man game. The …
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Part of story: Māori rugby – whutupaoro
… Māori communities were ravaged by the arrival of European … In the 20th century things improved, but in the 2010s Māori life expectancy was still seven years less than that … Te hauora Māori i mua – history of Māori health …
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… New Zealand’s human history is relatively short: it was the last habitable land … mass in the world to be discovered, by the ancestors of Māori, probably in the late 13th century. Large-scale … History …
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… Throughout New Zealand’s history many men have formed primary intimate and sexual … social and cultural contributions over the years. Early Māori same-sex relationships Little is known about same-sex relationships among Māori before 1840, although we do know these existed. Some …
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Part of story: Gay men’s lives
… Public history is a term that has been used in New Zealand since … projects since the late 19th century, when interest in both Māori and Pākehā history burgeoned in response to milestone … of the arrival of British settlers, and study of Māori origins and culture. Government support grew from the …
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Part of story: Public history
… academic historians From the 1970s the output and range of history production in New Zealand expanded significantly. As … for historical researchers and heightened interest in Māori history. The Waitangi Tribunal effect One of the … of claims and then the oral testimony given at hearings by Māori elders brought into the open much iwi history which …
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Part of story: History and historians
… in 1840, land dealings became a central concern for both Māori and Pākehā, and land agents (the forerunners of real … the mid-1860s the Crown had the sole right to buy land from Māori, and even after this time it was a significant purchaser of Māori land. Government land agents negotiated with Māori …
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Part of story: Real estate
… Māori and history Although a country with a short human past, New Zealand has a rich tradition of telling its history. The Māori way of thinking has been described as walking forward … Recording history before 1900 …
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Part of story: History and historians
… Māori use The early Māori were gardeners. They brought crops from the Pacific, … ) was planted near coastal routes and settlements. Māori processed its poisonous berries into a nutritious … History …
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Part of story: Horticultural use of native plants
… fruit to New Zealand. Groves of wild peaches, known as ‘Māori peaches’, were found growing along several North … History …
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Part of story: Stone fruit and the summerfruit industry