Pasifika New Zealanders
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Pasifika New Zealanders are a pan-ethnic group of New Zealanders associated with, and descended from, the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands outside New Zealand itself. They form the fourth-lar
Mary Ama and the Pacifica Mamas celebrating the Matairangi Mahi Toi arts residency at Government House
Samoan-born Aupito William Sio currently holds the record for being the longest serving Pasifika MP, serving from 2008 to 2023
Tokaikolo Tongan Church in Māngere Bridge
Maota Samoa / Samoa House, former consulate and current library and event space on Karangahape Road, Auckland
Māori people
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Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. The Māori are descended from East Polynesian settlers who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1
Pasifika New Zealanders
…as Pacific Islanders) outside New Zealand itself. They form the fourth-largest ethnic grouping in the country, after European descendants, indigenous Māori, and Asian New Zealanders. Over 380,000 people identify as being of Pacific origin, representing 8% of the country's population, with the majority…
New Zealand Maori rowing 8444
Early Archaic period artefacts from the Wairau Bar archaeological site, on display at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch
Model of a pā (hillfort) built on a headland. Pā proliferated as competition and warfare increased among a growing population.
A drawing from Abel Tasman's travel journal of the first encounter between Europeans and Māori, in 1642