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Story: Ideas of Māori origins

Pictorial story of New Zealand (1st of 2)

<em>Pictorial story of New Zealand</em>

This school text book was published by Whitcombe in the 1930s. At that time, it was generally accepted that Māori had an Indian origin.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: P-Box J919.31 WHI 1937

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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K. R. Howe. 'Ideas of Māori origins', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ideas-of-maori-origins/3/3/1