Pakeha, which means non-Maori. Pakeha New Zealanders are uniquely fortunate in that, unlike the non-native people of other European colonised countries, they are honoured by being called by a name given to them by the native people.
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New Zealand is a nation of two separate cultures: Maori and Pakeha (non-Maori). Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.
A New Zealander.
A New Zealander. A native New Zealander is called a Maori, a non-native is called a Pakeha or a Kiwi.
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A person from New Zealand is called a New Zealander, a native of New Zealand is a Maori, a non-maori New Zealander may call themselves a Kiwi and a Maori calls a non-Maori New Zealander a Pakeha.