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Maori
Culture
Introduction
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The islands of New Zealand are the
homelands of the Maori. New Zealand
has two islands the north island and the
south island . The North Island is hilly with
areas that are really flat. The south island
is larger and it has more mountains. The
Maori speak English and Maori.
It is believed that the traditional Maori
people traveled to the North Island
around the fourteenth century. The
islands of Polynesia are the original
homeland of the traditional Maori
people. The New Zealand population is
4 million of which Maori consist of
approximately 600,000 people.
People refer to two branches of Maori,
the archaic, and the traditional. The
archaic Maori were the original
inhabitants of New Zealand. They relied
on the Moa, a fat, flightless bird that
they hunted to extinction. Their culture
dates back to around 1000 AD. The
traditional Maori are believed to have
arrived at the North Island around the
14Th century. The original homeland of
the traditional Maori was in the Society
Islands of Polynesia.
Many Maori people today are Christian
and Mormon. They become Christian when
European settlers that belonged to the
Church of England and the Roman
Catholic church arrived in New Zealand.
The Maori are the native people of New
Zealand and the original Maori religion was
based on the concepts of spiritual powers.
Maori Christians celebrate the major
Christian holidays with other New Zealand
Christians of European descent. Waitangi
day is February 6Th . It represents the
signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840
that specified Maori rights and privileges.
Clothing
 Maori’s usually wear western style
clothing, but they wear their traditional
clothes for special occasions. Tattooing
is huge to the Maori and it is a symbol .
Maori face tattoos were created by
two methods. One was by piercing and
putting color into the skin with a
tattooing comb.
Male face tattooing, called ta moko,
was done in ages in a male's life
through adulthood. Female Maori were
also tattooed. Female facial tattooing
was known as ta ngutu. Designs were
placed on the chin and on the lip.
There is a growing revival of this art
among younger Maori women now. In
the next slide their is a picture of one of
the Maori chief’s clothes.
A Maori cultural event is a Marae, an
enclosed area of land where a
meeting place or Wharerui. A Marae is
the center for most of the Māori’s life.
Generally the Maori language is used in
ceremonies and speeches, although
translations are used when the other
people are not Maori language
speaking.
New Zealand schools and universities
have their own Marage to facilitate the
teaching of Māori language and
culture.
The Marae is a communal ceremonial
center where meetings and
ceremonies take place in accordance
with traditional protocols. The marae
symbolizes group unity and generally
consists of an open cleared area in
front of a large carved meeting house,
along with a dining hall and other
facilities necessary to provide a
comfortable stay for visiting groups. On
the marae official functions take place
including formal welcomes,
celebrations, weddings, christenings,
reunions, and tangihanga (funerals).
The carvings here show old ancestors
that were usually to them important or
someone who has died, but the people
don’t have to be special. This elder
Maori has tattooed his face showing
that he has been in that tribe for a long
time.
These are Maori war canoes called
Wakas. They used them for going to
places and to offend another place.
Dozens of Maoris can fit into one of
these long row canoes. Although
pictures of Maori in these long boats
show that they are rowing they usually
used the big sails on the back of them
because it was very faster than the
rowing way.
This is the Maori intimidating dance, the
Haka. It was to intimidate enemies that
challenge them for a battle. They did it
in the midst of battle to weaken their
enemies and scare them. They made it
because they were cannibals and it
looks like they want to eat you.
When they stick their tongue out it
means I will eat you.
This is the traditional Maori way of saying
hello (Kia ora).They press noses to show
that they care for each other and that
they are connected because they are
the same type.
This is a Hangi which is a traditional Maori
cooking method using heated rocks
buried in a pit. In this picture it shows a
metal covering over the food but it was
originally over sticks. Maori were aware
that earth was the giving of life from the
soil came food which was beneath the
earth.
Kai is the word for food in Maori
language. Kai is a huge festival where
they have all king of food. The Maoris
usually eat any food they can find. Fruits
and vegetables vary but one of the
different fruits there is the Kiwi. Originally,
the fruit came from New Zealand, but
over time, seeds got imported to
America and other parts of the world.
This concludes the Maori culture I hope you
liked our presentation.
By Stefan
Hubrich and
  Gabriel
  Stewart
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questions
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Gabriel and stefan's final precentation.2

  • 3. I like Location the Maori! The islands of New Zealand are the homelands of the Maori. New Zealand has two islands the north island and the south island . The North Island is hilly with areas that are really flat. The south island is larger and it has more mountains. The Maori speak English and Maori.
  • 4. It is believed that the traditional Maori people traveled to the North Island around the fourteenth century. The islands of Polynesia are the original homeland of the traditional Maori people. The New Zealand population is 4 million of which Maori consist of approximately 600,000 people.
  • 5. People refer to two branches of Maori, the archaic, and the traditional. The archaic Maori were the original inhabitants of New Zealand. They relied on the Moa, a fat, flightless bird that they hunted to extinction. Their culture dates back to around 1000 AD. The traditional Maori are believed to have arrived at the North Island around the 14Th century. The original homeland of the traditional Maori was in the Society Islands of Polynesia.
  • 6. Many Maori people today are Christian and Mormon. They become Christian when European settlers that belonged to the Church of England and the Roman Catholic church arrived in New Zealand. The Maori are the native people of New Zealand and the original Maori religion was based on the concepts of spiritual powers.
  • 7. Maori Christians celebrate the major Christian holidays with other New Zealand Christians of European descent. Waitangi day is February 6Th . It represents the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 that specified Maori rights and privileges.
  • 8. Clothing Maori’s usually wear western style clothing, but they wear their traditional clothes for special occasions. Tattooing is huge to the Maori and it is a symbol . Maori face tattoos were created by two methods. One was by piercing and putting color into the skin with a tattooing comb.
  • 9. Male face tattooing, called ta moko, was done in ages in a male's life through adulthood. Female Maori were also tattooed. Female facial tattooing was known as ta ngutu. Designs were placed on the chin and on the lip. There is a growing revival of this art among younger Maori women now. In the next slide their is a picture of one of the Maori chief’s clothes.
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  • 12. A Maori cultural event is a Marae, an enclosed area of land where a meeting place or Wharerui. A Marae is the center for most of the Māori’s life. Generally the Maori language is used in ceremonies and speeches, although translations are used when the other people are not Maori language speaking.
  • 13. New Zealand schools and universities have their own Marage to facilitate the teaching of Māori language and culture.
  • 14. The Marae is a communal ceremonial center where meetings and ceremonies take place in accordance with traditional protocols. The marae symbolizes group unity and generally consists of an open cleared area in front of a large carved meeting house, along with a dining hall and other facilities necessary to provide a comfortable stay for visiting groups. On the marae official functions take place including formal welcomes, celebrations, weddings, christenings, reunions, and tangihanga (funerals).
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  • 17. The carvings here show old ancestors that were usually to them important or someone who has died, but the people don’t have to be special. This elder Maori has tattooed his face showing that he has been in that tribe for a long time.
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  • 20. These are Maori war canoes called Wakas. They used them for going to places and to offend another place. Dozens of Maoris can fit into one of these long row canoes. Although pictures of Maori in these long boats show that they are rowing they usually used the big sails on the back of them because it was very faster than the rowing way.
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  • 22. This is the Maori intimidating dance, the Haka. It was to intimidate enemies that challenge them for a battle. They did it in the midst of battle to weaken their enemies and scare them. They made it because they were cannibals and it looks like they want to eat you.
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  • 24. When they stick their tongue out it means I will eat you.
  • 25. This is the traditional Maori way of saying hello (Kia ora).They press noses to show that they care for each other and that they are connected because they are the same type.
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  • 27. This is a Hangi which is a traditional Maori cooking method using heated rocks buried in a pit. In this picture it shows a metal covering over the food but it was originally over sticks. Maori were aware that earth was the giving of life from the soil came food which was beneath the earth.
  • 28. Kai is the word for food in Maori language. Kai is a huge festival where they have all king of food. The Maoris usually eat any food they can find. Fruits and vegetables vary but one of the different fruits there is the Kiwi. Originally, the fruit came from New Zealand, but over time, seeds got imported to America and other parts of the world.
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  • 30. This concludes the Maori culture I hope you liked our presentation.
  • 31. By Stefan Hubrich and Gabriel Stewart
  • 32. Any questions ??????? Or comments????