What are your thoughts on the Haka?
Im inclined to believe that its origin is from long ago / ancient.
Moari are totally different kettle of fish to Aboriginals.
They have plenty of written history, relics etc. Not just "shell middons" or some supposed man shaped stones.
Forget the fairy stories so eagerly believed by some in the book Dark Emu.
Discovery and migrationNew Zealand has a shorter human history than any other country. The date of first settlement is a matter of debate, but current understanding is that the first arrivals came from East Polynesia between 1250 and 1300 AD. It was not until 1642 that Europeans became aware the country existed.The original Polynesian settlers discovered the country on deliberate voyages of exploration, navigating by making use of prevailing winds and ocean currents, and observing the stars. The navigator credited in some traditions with discovering New Zealand is Kupe. Some time later the first small groups arrived from Polynesia. Now known as Māori, these tribes did not identify themselves by a collective name until the arrival of Europeans when, to mark their distinctiveness the name Māori, meaning ‘ordinary’, came into use.
https://teara.govt.nz/en/history/pa...of Māori,by which resources were appropriated.
