Tangata Whenua

Where did the ascestors of the Polynesian people originate from?

• Australia

• The coast of South East Asia

• Hawaiki

• South America

Aotearoa was

• The last group of islands to be settled by the Polynesians

• The first group of islands to be settled by the Polynesians

Maori are estimated to have arrived in Aotearoa around?

• 1772AD

• 1500AD

• 300Ad

• 1200 Ad

Hawaiki is thought today to be?

• The Cook Islands and Tahiti

• Soloman Islands

• Taiwan

• Papua NewGuinea

Maori people originally travelled to New Zealand in?

• Canoes

• Boats

• Ocean going waka

• Ships

Early Maori settlers largely lived of?

• Kumara

• Vegetables they grew

• Moa

• Deer

Most early Maori people lived in the North Island because it was warmer?

• True

• False

Before Europeans settled in NZ, Maori had a system of rules and laws to govern how they lived?

• True

• False

Rangatira were

• Chiefs

• Experts

• Warriors

• Slaves

Mana means

• authority

• respect

• your status

• All of these