People that no matter what a mojority will try and do, or try to make others beleive - maori people will be who they are - An original member of NZ. -
A white New Zealander in Australia will look like an Australian, they will have to tell you that they are a kiwi, whilist a maori in Australia will be known to be from New Zealand.
By kia ora
Originating in China over 15000 years ago and travelling through Indonesia, the Phillipines, Egypt and Tahiti, and finally settling in New Zealand (Aotearoa), modern scholars and new technology shows that the Maori people, and in general the Polynesian geneolgy, are a mix of these races. Maori believe that the journey was made from a mythical land called 'Hawaiki' (which is most probably land in the South Pacific). Today, maori people are native to New Zealand and enjoy equal rights, however, many of the people can be found in Australia and other bordering countries. A proud race of warrior people, with a great amount of knowledge about the cultivation of land and extensive in the Art of War. A very handsome race, and has been described by European settlers as the most civilized 'tribal' people encountered on their journeys across the world. Settlers were impressed with the Maori take on Christianity and religious sects. In contrast, fierce battles took place for the ownership of land, however; the Maori could not be defeated so Settlers employed dirty tricks to rob the people of their land. Today, Maori people have found employment difficult to sustain and tend to 'live in the moment' spending government funds on alcohol and tobacco. The last full maori died in the 1960's
Hemi: Hey bro, why are there no more 'full' maoris left ow? Hone: Its cos we're soo good looking cuz.
By Chris. T
Maoris are hella cool people who are the pride and joy of new zealand. Through years of evolution they have gained super human powers.
that guy must be a maori as he is hella cool and has hella cool super powers
By jeremy763789
The people who got to New Zealand first; the people who arrived some time before the Europeans sailed in and homogenised yet another culture with a scantily disguised trick; the people who have been in New Zealand long enough to have developed their own culture; the people who have been in New Zealand long enough to lay claim to having a bond with the land; the people who's geneology stretches back in New Zealand terms longer than two or three generations.
To a pakeha... "The Maori have been here a while, aye. All that way in a couple of canoes. Where's your family from bro?" "aw, eh, my Grandad's from England / Scotland / The Netherlands / France..."
By Scottish Outsider.
A proud race of warriors From Aotearoa
European:Look That man is Destroying our army with a stick when we have guns European2:well of course he is. he is maori. lets run im scared
By Jeremy.