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new zeeland
history introduction
while new zealand is a relatively young country, it has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting both our maori and european heritage. amazing maori historic sites and taonga treasures, some dating back almost a thousand years, are a contrast to many beautiful colonial buildings. a walk around any new zealand city today shows what a culturally diverse and fascinating country we have become.
first arrivals
first maori were the first inhabitants of aotearoanew zealand meaning land of the long white cloud. after arriving from their ancestral polynesian homeland of hawaiki, probably about 1000 years ago, they set up a thriving society based on the iwi tribe, which flourished for hundreds of years.
arriving in aotearoa
according to maori, the first explorer to reach new zealand was kupe. using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the pacific on his waka hourua voyaging canoe from his ancestral polynesian homeland of hawaiki. it is thought that kupe made landfall at the hokianga harbour in northland, around 1000 years ago.
where is hawaiki
you will not find hawaiki on a map, but it is believed maori came from an island or group of islands in polynesia in the south pacific ocean. it is not known exactly which place, but there are distinct similarities between the maori language and culture, and others of polynesia including the cook islands, hawaii, and tahiti.
going fishing
maori were expert hunters and fishermen. as mostly coastal dwellers, fishing was vitally important to them. it also played a part in their mythology - the god, maui, was believed to have fished up the north island. maori wove fishing nets from harakeke flax, and carved fishhooks from bone and stone. maori considered whales as kaitiaki guardians, and used their flesh for food and their hard, strong bones for weapons. a maori tradition that remains ...

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