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Kōrero: Moriori

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Origins of the Moriori people

Map of the Chatham Islands

Map of the Chatham Islands

Moriori in 1877

Moriori in 1877

Tree carving

The Chatham Islands

The Chatham Islands

Mai i te whārangi 2 - The migrations from Hawaiki

The god Hatitimatangi

The god Hatitimatangi

Carving of seals

Carving of seals

Rangihaute (Pitt Island)

Rangihaute (Pitt Island)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Moriori life

Carved planks

A replica wash-through raft

A replica wash-through raft

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 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 against the wind

Kopinga Marae

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Denise Davis and Māui Solomon, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/moriori/media (accessed 24 August 2019)

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