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Māori performing kapa haka near Wellington, New Zealand Māori woman, c. 1890–1920 Tūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero Tāwhiao Māori meetinghouse Detail of a carving on a Maori meetinghouse in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. Māori hei-tiki neck ornament Red and white Maori wooden carving with intricate swirling patterns stands outdoors among green foliage in Rotorua, New Zealand. Red wooden Maori carving with intricate facial features stands in the foreground, with a traditional Maori meeting house visible in the background in New Zealand. Carved and painted red Maori mask with swirling patterns, large eyes, and open mouth with teeth, mounted outdoors with wooden poles in the background. Traditional Maori meeting house at Ohinemutu village in Rotorua, New Zealand, featuring intricate red wood carvings and a peaked roof under a partly cloudy sky.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Maori. Sep 26, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Overnights - Talking Point: Māori History. Jul 28, 2026
Add new Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Maori. Oct 10, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Māori Demography in Aotearoa New Zealand: Fifty Years On (PDF). Aug 29, 2025
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Maori: A Rich and Cherished Culture at the World�s Edge. Nov 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Minority Rights Group International - Maori in New Zealand. May 22, 2022
Article thoroughly revised. Jul 21, 2021
Add new Web site: New Zealand Government - Maori Culture and Heritage. Oct 21, 2020
Add new Web site: Museum of New Zealand - Maori Medicine. Oct 21, 2020
Add new Web site: New Zealand History - Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori -Maori Language Week. Oct 21, 2020
Corrected display issue. Nov 13, 2019
Add new Web site: Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Māori. Feb 03, 2017
Add new Web site: Joshua Project - Maori. Jan 15, 2014
Media added. Apr 08, 2011
Article restructured. Aug 14, 2009
Article revised and updated. Sep 11, 2008
Article revised and updated. Jul 09, 2008
Article revised and updated. Mar 25, 2008
Added new Web site: New Zealand in History - The Maori. Feb 08, 2007
Added new Web site: Tai Tokerau Tourism - Maori. Feb 07, 2007
Added new Web site: Virtual New Zealand - Maori History. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - History of the Maori. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: New Zealand Information Network - History of the Maori. Feb 06, 2007
Article revised. Apr 08, 2004
Article revised. Apr 13, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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