Culture of New Zealand

The culture of New Zealand has developed from the nation's distinct demographics, its unique geography and ecology, and M ori and colonial history. M ori voyagers reached the islands of New Zealand some time before 1300, but exact dates are uncertain. Over the ensuing centuries of M ori expansion and settlement, M ori culture diverged from its Polynesian roots. M ori established separate tribes, built fortified villages (P ), hunted and fished, traded commodities, developed agriculture arts and weaponry, and kept a detailed oral history. Regular European contact began approximately 200 years ago, and British immigration proceeded rapidly during the nineteenth century. The colonists had a dramatic effect on the indigenous Maori, bringing religion, technology, and the English language. In 1840 M ori leaders signed the Treaty of Waitangi, to enable the tribes to live peacefully with the colonists. However after several incidents, the treaty was ignored and the New Zealand land wars broke out from 1845, with M ori suffering a loss of land and identity. Despite such setbacks, M ori culture has regained much of its lost influence in recent decades.

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The culture of New Zealand has developed from the nation's distinct demographics, its unique geography and ecology, and Maori and colonial history. Maori voyagers reached the islands of New Zealand some time before 1300, but exact dates are uncertain. Over the ensuing centuries of Maori expansion and settlement, Maori culture diverged from its Polynesian roots. Maori established separate tribes, built fortified villages (Pa), hunted and fished, traded commodities, developed agriculture arts and weaponry, and kept a detailed oral history. Regular European contact began approximately 200 years ago, and British immigration proceeded rapidly during the nineteenth century. The colonists had a dramatic effect on the indigenous Maori, bringing religion, technology, and the English language. In 1840 Maori leaders signed the Treaty of Waitangi, to enable the tribes to live peacefully with the colonists. However after several incidents, the treaty was ignored and the New Zealand land wars broke out from 1845, with Maori suffering a loss of land and identity. Despite such setbacks, Maori culture has regained much of its lost influence in recent decades.