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Kōrero: Horses

Māori horses

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Māori horses

By the 1850s horses had been integrated into Māori life in the northern part of New Zealand, as suggested in this 1852 painting by Charles Heaphy. This group is in front of St Paul’s church in Auckland.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

by Charles Heaphy

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Emma Meyer, Horses – Introduction of the horse, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/19262/maori-horses (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Emma Meyer, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.