Māori


by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal

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.

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Main image: Members of the 28th (Māori) Battalion performing a haka in Egypt, 1941

Members of the 28th (Māori) Battalion performing a haka in Egypt, 1941


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