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Māori were the first people to settle in New Zealand.They were known to have their own unique tikanga (customs). However the coming of the European settlers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries had a huge impact on the customs and tradition of Māori.

Pre-European Maori

Pre-European Māori refers to the time when Māori first arrived in Aotearoa till the arrival of James Cook in 1769.

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Te Ara is an excellent starting point for all questions about New Zealand. If we scroll down to the bottom of the page we can see that the website belongs to the Ministry for Culture & Heritage, so the information is well-researched and reliable.

Each of the Sections on the home page has some information on the early Māori life. For example:

In the same way:

Tips: Te Ara is bilingual which means you can read this site in in Māori or English. If we scroll down to the bottom of the page we can see that the website belongs to the Ministry for Culture & Heritage, so the information is well-researched and reliable.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

New Zealand's national museum in Wellington has lots of information on Māori history and culture that can be read online.

Select Discover The Collections from the top of the page and then select Read, watch, play.

Scroll down the page and go to Māori. You will find here pages on the history and uses of Māori musical instruments and Māori gardening tools.

Tips: We like sites like this because they're reliable. You can tell because of their web address - they have either .govt or .ac, meaning they are from government or educational organisations. They're also New Zealand sites, so relevant for us.

Colonial New Zealand

Colonial New Zealand is the period between the arrival of James Cook in 1769 until 1914. The websites below will help you understand the impact early European settlers had on various aspects of Māori life such as religion, agriculture, food and land ownership.

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

The area called Sections has many links that explore the influence colonisation had on Māori life.

For example:

Tips: Search words, or keywords, are the most important words in our topic search. Usually it's better to leave out small words like 'the', 'a' and 'of' and just choose the main ones, e.g Māori agriculture, Māori religion. We can always change our keywords or add more if we need to.

NZHistory is a great website for information about events, people and places in New Zealand's history. If we go all the way down the page we can see that the website belongs to the Ministry for Culture & Heritage, so the information is well-researched and reliable.

Each of the three sections leads to information on Māori life in colonial New Zealand.

Tips: We like sites that are from government or other reputable organisations, because we can trust the information. You can sometimes tell these sites by their web address - they might have .govt or .edu in their address - or by looking at their About us or Contact pages.

Maori culture today

Māori culture and customs are very much alive today. We experience it in the haka, Maori food, language and waiata sung on special occasions.

Christchurch City Libraries

This website that belongs to the Christchurch City Council. It has a page of useful links that relate to Māori customs, tradition and celebration.

Open the tab called Explore and find the link called Te Ao Māori under Subject Guides.

Select the link Te Ao Māori for tamariki and explore links such as Crafts, Waiata and food and kai to understand what they mean in Māori culture.

Tips: Many web pages have links to further information or to other recommended sites. Following these links is a great way to find out more. This searching method is called "pearl growing" because you are picking up pieces of sand to make a beautiful pearl!

This website from Immigration New Zealand is to help people live and work in New Zealand. It has some useful information on Māori culture and customs.

Type 'Maori food' into the search box and try the link Māori food and recipes and learn about hangi and it's preparation.

In the same way, type other search words like 'Māori culture' or 'Māori customs' to explore other useful content on this site.

This has been an important Māori website since 1996. There are some advertisements on this site, but also a lot of useful information on Tikanga, culture and customs.

opens up a menu of explanations and meaning of various aspects of Māori culture such as Mārae, Pohiri, Mihi etc.

In the same way explore the other links to learn about :

Tips: Websites that have .org or .net in the address can have good information, but you need to assess how reliable it is. Check the About us link on the website, if you can find one. That can tell you what the organisation's mission and values are.

Books

Many books have been written on Māori culture and customs and the following are a very small selection. Check with your local public and school libraries for a bigger range of titles.

Some interesting titles:

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The arrival of Māori to Aotearoa, then immigrants from Great Britain was followed by people from all over the world. This topic is about migrants, refugees, journeys, transport and what has made New Zealand a popular migrant nation. SCIS no. 1827930

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Topic Explorer - Immigration to Aotearoa New Zealand

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The arrival of Māori to Aotearoa, then immigrants from Great Britain was followed by people from all over the world. This topic is about migrants, refugees, journeys, transport and what has made New Zealand a popular migrant nation. SCIS no. 1827930

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Settlers bring change

Following many generations of Te Āti Awa settlement in the Taranaki region, the arrival of Europeans created major political, social and cultural disruption. An influx of New Zealand Company settlers in 1841, anxious to start farming the fertile Te Āti Awa lands around New Plymouth and Waitara, marked the start of continued unrest. This began at a time when large numbers of Te Āti Awa were away from their homeland establishing new communities and territories in the south with other allied tribes. The pressure that settlers put on Māori to sell land resulted in about 600 Te Āti Awa members returning to Taranaki from the Waikanae-Wellington area under the leadership of their chief, Wiremu Kīngi Te Rangitāke, in 1848.

Opposition to land sales

Kīngi was opposed to selling land to Europeans, but in the 1850s others in the tribe sold off portions of the tribal estate. This led to friction and warfare between various sub-tribes of Te Āti Awa, as well as hostility toward the European settlers. Despite this, Kīngi Te Rangitāke and his allies managed to establish a thriving tribal economy based primarily on selling food to the settlers in New Plymouth. They planted extensive orchards and wheat and tended a variety of farm livestock. They had also purchased European-style ships for trading outside the region.

In the 1850s, Kīngi was believed to be associated with a Māori 'land league', established to encourage Māori to retain their land rather than sell it. Because Kīngi was considered to be the leader of this organisation, he was vilified in the press. To the resident European population he exemplified everything that was perceived to be 'bad' about Māori.

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New Zealand is a country of immigrants. Wave after wave of peoples have settled here: Polynesian, British, European, Asian. From 1840 until the 1970s, Britain was the main source for immigrants. There were historical and political grounds for this - New Zealand was first a British colony and later a Dominion - but also cultural and economic reasons.

But who were the ancestors of Pākehā New Zealanders? Where did they come from and what sort of people were they? What led them to travel so far, enduring the discomfort and danger of long sea voyages, often in small sailing ships? This feature explores the origins of Pākehā - and in part New Zealand - identity, by looking at who actually migrated to New Zealand in the seven decades prior to the First World War.

For a more detailed chronological analysis of British and Irish immigration to New Zealand, including over 30 statistical graphs, download the related study findings from the Further information page.

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New Zealand is a country of immigrants. Wave after wave of peoples have settled here: Polynesian, British, European, Asian. From 1840 until the 1970s, Britain was the main source for immigrants. There were historical and political grounds for this - New Zealand was first a British colony and later a Dominion - but also cultural and economic reasons.

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Immigration to Aotearoa/New Zealand | Records | DigitalNZ

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AnyQuestions is a free online reference service for all New Zealand school students via live text based chat. We're open 1 - 6pm weekdays to help students with their inquiries.

The aim of the service is not to give students the answer, but rather to teach them valuable information literacy skills so they can find the information for themselves. Via online text based chat AnyQuestions librarians work with students to unpack their questions, uncovering what their real need is before guiding them to quality online resources.

The below video introduces the service and how it is designed to support the New Zealand curriculum.

AnyQuestions focuses on supporting the New Zealand curriculum. We deal with any questions on any topic (from English to Science and everything in between!).

The service is an additional resource, to work alongside and complement, (but not replace) existing school and public library services - a 'guide on the side' at the point and time of need.

The key benefits of the service lie in its safety and the help it provides for students in finding quality assured information that's right for their need and level.

AnyQuestions works with any internet connected device anywhere: school, library, home, or on the go. We recommend using AnyQuestions with a modern browser (i.e. a browser last updated in the past two years).

If the green Chat with us now button does not appear on the front page when we are open there might be a conflict with your school's firewall. If this happens please get in touch for instructions on how to resolve this.

The following video features Esther Casey, school librarian at Stonefields School and Sylvia Park School, talking about the work she does to support the development of digitally literate learners, including using AnyQuestions. She talks about creating 'Info Squads' of student champions to assist their fellow students, the importance of students having good critical and digital literacy skills, and how to form an Info Squad in your own school.

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Information for parents, teachers and librarians AnyQuestions is a free online reference service for all New Zealand school students via live text based chat. We're open 1 - 6pm weekdays to help students with their inquiries.