Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ⓘ) [i] are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several …

Mar 5, 2025 · Māori, member of a Polynesian people of New Zealand. Their traditional history describes their origins in terms of waves of migration that culminated in the arrival of a “great …

Sep 12, 2024 · Maori people’s beliefs are deeply rooted in their connection to nature, ancestors, and gods, forming a spiritual and cultural heritage that has guided their way of life for …

Many Māori traditions tell of the Polynesian settlers from Hawaiki, who reached the coast in canoes about 700 years ago. But there are also myths and legends of earlier beings, such as …

Aug 1, 2017 · Who are the Maori People? A Maori carving in New Zealand. The Maori People are an indigenous community of New Zealand. The Maori represent an integral part of the nation's …

Māori culture (Māori: Māoritanga) is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand. It originated from, and is still part of, Eastern Polynesian culture.

Māori are the tangata whenua – the people of the land. In over 700 years of settlement, they have shown an extraordinary ability to adapt first to a new environment and then to the arrival of …

May 29, 2018 · Traditional Maori folklore describes an original couple, Rangi (sky) and Papa (earth), who were locked in copulation until the god Tane was able to push them apart and …

In legends and other oral traditions, the word distinguished ordinary mortal human beings from deities and spirits. Māori has cognates in other Polynesian languages such as the Hawaiian …

According to data from the 2013 census, there were 598,605 Māori in the country, making up 14.9 per cent of the total population. Of this group almost half (46.5 per cent) identified Māori as …