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New Zealand has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting our unique mix of Māori and European culture. Today New Zealand is home to more than 5 million people. Learn more about how our cultural diversity came about in this young country.
- Waitangi Treaty Grounds
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- The Legend of New Zealand
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- Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Read, watch and listen to stories of European immigration out to New Zealand over two centuries. British & Irish immigration, 1840-1914 Assisted immigration, 1947-75
The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture.
History of New Zealand, a survey of the important events and people in the history of New Zealand from the time of Polynesian settlement. Comprising two main islands and a number of small islands, New Zealand is a remote country in the South Pacific Ocean, lying more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km)
2 dni temu · New Zealand’s cultural influences are predominantly European and Māori. Immigrant groups have generally tended to assimilate into the European lifestyle, although traditional customs are still followed by many Tongans, Samoans, and other Pacific peoples.
The culture of New Zealand is a synthesis of indigenous Māori, colonial British, and other cultural influences. The country's earliest inhabitants brought with them customs and language from Polynesia, and during the centuries of isolation, developed their own Māori and Moriori cultures.
1 dzień temu · The social and cultural gap between New Zealand’s two main groups—the indigenous Māori of Polynesian heritage and the colonizers and later immigrants from the British Isles and their descendants—has decreased since the 1970s, though educational and economic differences between the two groups remain.
