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The Māori people

The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. The Māori originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages at some time between 1250 and 1300 AD.

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The arrival of Europeans to New Zealand starting from the

17th century brought enormous change to the Māori way of life. Māori people gradually adopted many aspects of Western society and culture.