User:Liveste/Māori history
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Māori history is the history of the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. Māori are descended from eastern Polynesian settlers, who migrated to New Zealand in several waves of ocean-going canoes at some time before 1300 AD. New Zealand was one of the last landmasses settled by humans, and the Polynesian settlers developed a distinct culture over several centures of isolation, that eventually became known as the "Māori".
Early Māori settlement was concentrated along the New Zealand coastline.