…Travel »Culture »Māori Culture Māori Culture Today Māori people live throughout New Zealand, and many are actively involved with keeping their culture and language alive. Within any Māori community, the marae provides a focus for social, cultural and spiritual…
…and European traditions in New Zealand has led to some unique cultural events. Rotorua's Opera in the Pa is an example of the way in which Māori and Pakeha (European) influences have given rise to a fresh Pacific culture. Māori and Polynesian voices sing the operatic works of Verdi,…
…- Over 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the celebrations at Waitangi, which this year include: * Māori cultural performances * Speeches from Māori and Pakeha (European) dignitaries * A re-launch of the world's largest Māori ceremonial waka (war canoe) * Free three-day…
…country. Over 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the celebrations at Waitangi, which this year include: * Māori cultural performances * Speeches from Māori and Pakeha (European) dignitaries * A re-launch of the world's largest Māori ceremonial waka (war canoe) * Free three-day…
…culture were largely built on British models. New Zealand troops fought, and suffered severe casualties in the Boer War and the two World Wars. As Prime Minister Michael Savage said about England in 1939, 'where she goes, we go, where she stands, we stand'. A New Buddy After World War II, cultural…
…about 2000 Pakeha (Europeans) in New Zealand, most living in the Bay of Islands. At this time in New Zealand history, intertribal Māori warfare was frequent, and the arrival of guns, which Māori traded from Pakeha, made it deadly. This, and the diseases brought by the Pakeha, had a…
…and Pakeha (Europeans). New Zealand offers plenty of opportunities to check out the history... (more) Key Facts and Information about New Zealand Finding out is easy: All the information you need is at your fingertips. New Zealand travel services, currency, climate and culture, everything…
…especially in coastal areas. Māori and Pakeha (Europeans) traded extensively, and some Europeans lived among Māori. With growing numbers of British migrants, and a dwindling and largely landless Māori population, British culture dominated New Zealand life throughout the 19th…
…and culture. The Treaty of Waitangi is considered New Zealand's founding document. Declaration of Independence After Captain Cook's exploration of New Zealand in the late 18th century, an increasing number of settlers came to New Zealand. By 1839, there were an estimated 2,000 Pakeha (Europeans)…
…»New Zealand Travel »Culture »People The People Today, New Zealanders are largely sophisticated and highly educated urban dwellers. Members of a unique and vibrant multicultural society, New Zealanders are embracing 21st century technology and culture in record numbers. But New…