Feb 6, 2026maori, member of a polynesian people of new zealand. To most maori, being maori means recognizing and venerating their maori ancestors, having claims to family land, and having a. May 5, 2025in the 19th century, the term māori entered general use alongside pākehā.
Māori, the indigenous people of aotearoa new zealand, arrived here more than 800 years ago in great waka (double-hulled canoes) from polynesia. Sep 16, 2025discover māori culture in new zealand, language, traditions, food, and legends.