You are here:: Te Ara Home; › Māori New Zealanders; › Maori origins and arrivals

Maori origins and arrivals

Maori origins and arrivals

Explore Maori origins and arrivals

Pacific migrations

Pacific migrations

Canoe navigation

Canoe navigation

When was New Zealand first settled?

When was New Zealand first settled?

Ideas of Māori origins

Ideas of Māori origins

Hawaiki

Hawaiki

Māori creation traditions

Māori creation traditions

First peoples in Māori tradition

First peoples in Māori tradition

Canoe traditions

Canoe traditions

Tribal organisation

Tribal organisation

View Te Ara in

Te Ara A-Z Te Reo Māori Themes Topics Your Stories