No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
The MaoriThe Maori are New Zealand's first nation peoples.
It's considered that the first inhabitants of the territory of New Zealand were the Maoris. According to them, the first explorer that reached that land was called Kupe, he navigated following the stars and ocean currents, he came from his native Polynesia, concretely from the island of Hawaiki, approximately 1000 years ago.
Maori.
The first human inhabitants in New Zealand were the Maori.
The first group who arrived in New Zealand are Maori people, between 1250 and 1300.
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
The MaoriThe Maori are New Zealand's first nation peoples.
Maori began to arrive in New Zealand around 1000 years ago.
The Maori people were in New Zealand first.
Maori was indeed the first lnguage in New Zealand, being spoken by the indigenous peoples, the Maori. Maori is already one of the three official languages of New Zealand, English, Maori, and New Zealand Sign Language. Though Maori is the language of the first nations people, the Maori, it is not spoken by the majority of the peoples of the country. And English is a widely spoken language internationally.
The early settlers (Polynesians) arrived in New Zealand around 1250-1300 AD, while the Europeans (Dutch navigator Abel Tasman) first arrived in 1642.
It's considered that the first inhabitants of the territory of New Zealand were the Maoris. According to them, the first explorer that reached that land was called Kupe, he navigated following the stars and ocean currents, he came from his native Polynesia, concretely from the island of Hawaiki, approximately 1000 years ago.
The Maori arrived in New Zealand around the 13th century from Polynesia. They are believed to have migrated to the islands of New Zealand in several waves of exploration and settlement.
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Maori.
The first human inhabitants in New Zealand were the Maori.