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… studies have shown that during the mid-15th century, many Māori moved their settlements from low-lying coastal sites … of tsunami inundation. Tsunamis are also recorded in Māori oral tradition. For example, a wave that caused … 1 a.m. on 15 August, about 15 hours after the earthquake. Māori at the village of Tupuangi were woken by water surging …
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Part of story: Tsunamis
… Missionaries Formal study of Māori language and cultural traditions began through the efforts of early missionaries to communicate with Māori in order to convert them to Christianity. Thomas … civil servants and amateur scholars of Māori language, history and traditions, co-founded the Polynesian Society to …
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Part of story: Māori Studies – ngā tari Māori
… Māori Māori always regarded the kiwi as a special bird. They knew … feathers, now woven into flax cloaks, are still valued. Māori also ate kiwi, preserving them in the birds’ fat, and … Kiwi and people: early history …
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Part of story: Kiwi
… Although leading broadcast networks (TVNZ, MediaWorks, Māori Television and Prime) were hosts for local content, … to all. A strength of the sector (TV One, TV2, TV3, Māori Television, Prime and Four) was its continuing ratings … support of television’s public institutions – NZ On Air, Māori Television and the Māori broadcast funding agency Te …
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Part of story: Television
… A recurring subject in Māori letters to newspapers is the aspiration to participate … – or separate from it. This is most apparent in the papers Māori produced themselves. Regional in origin, these shared … in Māori, are an extraordinary witness to New Zealand’s history. …
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Part of story: Māori newspapers and magazines – ngā niupepa me ngā moheni
… A 2007/8 survey of Māori participation in sport showed that Māori have different patterns of participation in sports … Zealand males, 28% of Māori males play golf. Māori have a history of successful golf players, including Michael … Māori sports participation in the 2000s …
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Part of story: Māori and sport – hākinakina
… Association Some of the earliest academic writing by Māori can be found in the proceedings of conferences of Te … with other members; they were later known as the Young Māori Party. Ngata, though busy as a politician, continued to research and write about Māori culture and traditions. Te Rangi Hīroa Te Rangi Hīroa …
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… pāua (abalone) has been a major industry for many decades. Māori have long been very involved in the fishing industry. In the 1890s Māori were running several cutters between the island and … History and society since the 1850s …
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Part of story: Stewart Island/Rakiura
… brought to New Zealand by Europeans), and the nature of Māori warfare changed permanently. As the years passed the … from the large para whakawai that had been the mainstay of Māori combat for generations. Revival of Māori weapons From … whakawai is presented against a backdrop of a deeper tribal history, which offers a richer sense of identity, kinship …
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Part of story: Mau rākau – Māori use of weaponry
… is the site of the marae. Reed raft South Canterbury Māori used a special craft, the mōkihi, to navigate the … chewed. The main settlements were on or near the coast, but Māori also hunted inland. They sought moa and weka in the … the remainder. The name Maori Park recalls the area’s history. European contact There were very few Māori in South …
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Part of story: South Canterbury region
… Kotahitanga parliament In the late 1890s the Kotahitanga Māori parliament met at Papawai in Wairarapa. … Mythology and history of marae protocol …
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Part of story: Te kawa o te marae
… 7 September 1921 the Springbok team defeated a New Zealand Māori team at Napier 9–8 amid complaints of rough play and … who frankly disgusted.’ 3 The leak caused an outcry. Māori rugby Māori played a significant part in the early history of rugby through their quick adoption of the game, …
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Part of story: Rugby union
… alongside much-used waterways, Hauraki had a turbulent Māori history of migration, warfare and intense competition over … moa hunting and raids on seal rookeries. Ancient names The Māori names of Hauraki places tell the story of discovery … Māori migration and settlement …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… tasty eating, and have not always been protected by law. Māori used to harvest the young, and at Christmas in 1769 … Gannets: life history and feeding …
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Part of story: Gannets and boobies
… Because this cycle is repeated every day, traditional Māori considered it the basic principle of the world. The … the new day. Understanding a world view Looking back on history, we try to imagine the world view of the people of … world view is complex and dynamic. The world view of Māori changed immediately after they arrived in New Zealand. …
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Part of story: Te Ao Mārama – the natural world
… in 1972 appointed Matiu Rata of Ngāti Kurī minister of Māori affairs. The responsibilities of the Maori Affairs Department were redefined to include: retaining Māori land for its owners’ benefit promoting the health, … The 1984 Labour government was the first in New Zealand’s history to commit to honouring the Treaty of Waitangi. It …
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Part of story: Ngā take Māori – government policy and Māori
… Māori have a long history of fighting for their rights, over issues ranging … Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements …
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… Te Māori goes to the United States The internationally celebrated Māori art exhibition of 1984–87, Te Māori, represented a … that they represented primitivism, artefacts or natural history. At the centre of this revolution was Māori … Te Māori and its impact …
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Part of story: Māori and museums – ngā whare taonga
… Māori visit Sydney and London New Zealand did not have even … as important cities for New Zealand. Sydney – known to Māori as Poihākena (Port Jackson) – was a major trading … British Empire. Sydney and London were the two urban areas Māori travellers visited most frequently from the late 18th …
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Part of story: Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city
… Beginning with letters written to politicians and Māori newspapers in the 19th century, Māori non-fiction has included tribal histories, academic … Māori non-fiction and scholarship – ngā tuhinga me te …
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