Maori+History+(6R)

Ancestors of the Maori were Polynesian people originating from south-east Asia (scientist say they come from China) The first few tribes to live in New Zealand only stayed there for short amounts of time The Maori people came in about the year 1000. When the Polynesia came to New Zealand they brought crops with them but they wouldn’t grow Captain Cook had a fight with the Maori people when they first met the Maori Europeans discovered the Maori in the 18th century When the Maori arrived in the North Island they forced the moa-hunters south The Maori culture has changed a lot over the years; there are much less Maori people then there was in the year 1000 Maori people have started doing things the way that white people do.