How did the Māori survive in New Zealand?

Hunting and gathering. The early settlers lived in small hunting bands. Seals and the large, flightless moa bird were their main prey, until moa were hunted to extinction. In the South Island, hunting and gathering remained the main mode of survival.

How did the Māori people get to New Zealand?

Māori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, they settled here over 700 years ago. They came from Polynesia by waka (canoe). The original Polynesian settlers discovered New Zealand during planned voyages of exploration, navigating by ocean currents, the winds, and stars.

Why did Māori settle in New Zealand?

Māori settlement They discovered New Zealand as they explored the Pacific, navigating by the ocean currents, winds and stars. Some tribal traditions say the first Polynesian navigator to discover New Zealand was Kupe.

What happened to Māori during Colonisation?

Decline accelerated after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 and settlers began to arrive in greater numbers. This influx exposed Māori to new diseases, leading to severe epidemics. Introduced respiratory diseases, particularly bronchitis and tuberculosis, also killed large numbers of Māori in the 19th century.

How was New Zealand colonized?

In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman became the first European to discover the South Pacific island group that later became known as New Zealand. Whalers, missionaries, and traders followed, and in 1840 Britain formally annexed the islands and established New Zealand’s first permanent European settlement at Wellington.

Why did Polynesians migrate to New Zealand?

Immigration and aid After the Second World War, close links, job opportunities and population pressure on some islands led many Pacific people to migrate to New Zealand. During the 1970s the government clamped down on people overstaying their visas, particularly targeting Pacific Islanders.

When did Māori Colonise NZ?

Archaeological evidence of the first Polynesians to arrive in New Zealand is very meagre, but most authorities agree that they landed some time between A.D. 500 and 1000 (some believe they arrived even before A.D. 500).

How do you say happy birthday in native New Zealand?

Māori will often sing ‘Hari huritau ki a koe’ and ‘Rā whānau koa’, both to the tune of ‘Happy birthday’.

Who really discovered New Zealand?

explorer Abel Tasman
The dutch explorer Abel Tasman is officially recognised as the first European to ‘discover’ New Zealand in 1642. His men were the first Europeans to have a confirmed encounter with Māori.

How did the Maori react to European colonization?

Europeans started colonizing New Zealand, despite the threat the Maori posed. Soon the country had towns and ports filled with white faces. The encounters, here, became less hostile, and some Maori began to trade with the Europeans and even work on European ships. One of those Maori was Te Ara.

What did the Maori do to Rowe and his men?

The Maori were roasting the pieces of Rowe’s dismembered body over a fire. They were devouring the flesh of Rowe and his men and feeding their entrails to the dogs. Europeans started colonizing New Zealand, despite the threat the Maori posed.

What was the role of Māori in the age of contact?

Māori women were often used to keep Pākehā in the community. Māori also worked as crew members on ships operating between Port Jackson (Sydney) and the Bay of Islands. Contact was often ‘strained through Sydney first’. Māori were receptive to many of the new ideas that came with contact.

Did the Maori fight as hard as the British?

No tribe could stand against the might of the colonial British Empire. In the era of colonialism, when the British Empire swept through every corner of the globe, no one could stop them. Few made them fight as hard, though, as the Maori of New Zealand. The Maori, before colonialism, were brutal warriors.