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Moriori, or ta rē Moriori [2] ('the Moriori language'), is a Polynesian language most closely related to New Zealand Māori. It is spoken by the Moriori, the indigenous people of New Zealand 's Chatham Islands ( Rēkohu in Moriori), an archipelago located east of the South Island. Moriori went extinct as a first language at the turn of the ...
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Jun 9, 2020 · Te Urewera is the largest rainforest of New Zealand’s North Island, spanning 2,127 sq km of rugged hill country, vast blue-green lakes and fast-running, north-flowing rivers.
Population statistics give you information about people who live in New Zealand. Find out the number of people in New Zealand and in different areas of New Zealand. These areas include regions, cities and towns, local board areas, and area units/Statistical Area 2. Information is broken down by groups within the population, for example by age ...
One of main legends surrounding the formation New Zealand’s mountains claims that warfare was the ultimate decider in their positioning. When the Earth was in its nascency, four mountain warriors, Tongariro, Taranaki, Tauhara and Pūtauaki fought for the affections of maiden mountain Pīhanga. Tongariro won out in the end and the defeated ...
Tamaki Māori Village: Discovering New Zealand’s Indigenous Culture. Awarded the title of New Zealand’s ‘Most Cultural Experience’, the Tamaki Māori Village lets you experience an authentic Māori community nestled in the spectacular Rotorua forest. The village offers encounters with ceremonial rituals and traditions, hangi feasting ...
May 18, 2020 · The Native Schools Act of 1867 even demanded punishment for school children speaking Māori, seeking to secure the future dominance of English. Between 1996 and 2013, the proportion of the Māori population who were able to hold conversation in Te Reo dropped from 25% to 21%. Numbers of speakers were, and still are, far smaller among Pākehā.
Aug 24, 2023 · Non-Māori-speaking New Zealanders can recognize more than 1,000 te reo Māori words or part-words, but only understand meanings of about 70, a new University of Canterbury study shows.
