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 waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. [13]

6 days ago · A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being ...

4 days ago · Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

5 days ago · The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country's government to Indigenous people.

Dec 13, 2024 · 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 fleet” in the 14th century from Hawaiki, a mythical land usually identified as Tahiti.

Jan 7, 2025 · The Māori Introduction The Māori are the Indigenous people of New Zealand (Aotearoa), renowned for their rich cultural traditions, warrior spirit, and deep connection to their land and ancestors. Originating from Polynesian seafarers who arrived in New Zealand around the 13th century, the Māori developed a unique culture characterized by intricate art, powerful …

Dec 13, 2024 · Māori - Indigenous, Culture, New Zealand: To most Māori, being Māori means recognizing and venerating their Māori ancestors, having claims to family land, and having a right to be received as tangata whenua (“people of the land”) in the village of their ancestors.

Māori are the tangata whenua (indigenous people) of Aotearoa New Zealand and their culture is an integral part of local life. Experience Māori culture first-hand when you visit New Zealand.

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 European immigrants and culture. The ancestors of Māori arrived on canoes from Pacific islands before 1300 CE.

Although New Zealand has abundant clay deposits, Māori people did not make pottery. But their distant ancestors brought the skill from South-East Asia across the Pacific as far as Samoa and Tonga before it was lost.