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… and some of the tribes of the Te Arawa confederation. The history of the bay, from the arrival of canoe voyagers from …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty region
… proverbs, including Ko nga moteatea, me nga hakirara o nga Maori (1853), and Ko nga mahinga a nga tupuna Maori (1854), and its English translation, Polynesian … 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
… the country but not the people – they were En Zed(der)s, Maorilanders or Fernleaves. During the First World War, New … Kiwi and people: early history …
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Part of story: Kiwi
… there were bitter exchanges with the government’s Te Waka Maori o Niu Tirani . As their many letters attest, Māori … tribal meetings. Much of it fits with the suggestion that ‘Maori political writing in newspapers is largely ... a … 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
… Zealand males, 28% of Māori males play golf. Māori have a history of successful golf players, including Michael …
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Part of story: Māori and sport – hākinakina
… before examination, in 1930. Her thesis, The o ld- time Maori , published in 1938 by the secretary of Oxford’s … after his death as The changing role of the leader in Maori society (1967). Other early Māori academics Ngāpare …
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… whakawai is presented against a backdrop of a deeper tribal history, which offers a richer sense of identity, kinship … in the 1980s ‘to offer the ancient art of mau rakau back to Maoridom as an innovative programme’. 1 Powerful taiaha Pita …
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Part of story: Mau rākau – Māori use of weaponry
… in the middle reaches of the Ōpihi and Pareora rivers. Maori Park One of the reserves set aside for South … the Timaru Borough Council bought 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
… 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
… much-used waterways, Hauraki had a turbulent Māori history of migration, warfare and intense competition over … which brought many raiding parties to the region. Phases of history Coromandel excavations have contributed much to …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… the new day. Understanding a world view Looking back on history, we try to imagine the world view of the people of …
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Part of story: Te Ao Mārama – the natural world
… Kurī minister of Māori affairs. The responsibilities of the Maori Affairs Department were redefined to include: … of Māori. The most objectionable provisions of the Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967 – which had allowed Māori … 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 …
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… that they represented primitivism, artefacts or natural history. At the centre of this revolution was Māori … Museum of Art ‘They [taonga] represent living things for us Maori, they have to be seen and not left in a corner, or …
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Part of story: Māori and museums – ngā whare taonga