New Zealand - Maori Culture - Tāmati Wāka Nene of Ngāti Hao, Hokianga Tāmati Wāka Nene - 1780s – 4 August 1871 - A Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi - Fought as an ally of the British in the Flagstaff War Maori People - The indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand - Māori originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia - Arrived in New Zealand in several waves of waka (canoe) voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350 - Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed their own distinctive culture (Reference: Wikipedia) ----------------------- Image source:Haka at Waihī Pā, Taupō, c. 1930s Archives reference: ACIH 16036 W2459 MAW2459 Box 76/ 9/1/5 Part 1 Material from Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga CC BY 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/49828422456/