New Zealand - Maori Culture, Traditions & History

DVP-DVD-11265 - Presented by NZ Historian-Don Stafford.
The cultural expressions of the Maori are magically presented within this programme. Authentic Maori Art,carving, weaving, dance and song... vividly captured and explained by noted New Zealand historian, Don Stafford.

The glow and richness of Maori traditions are forever preserved within this documentary. Being unique to the South Pacific Islands of Aotearoa (New Zealand), once in a lifetime footage of Maori traditions, including the Haka (War dance), Powhiri (Traditional Mar' Welcome) plus songs and dance, makes this video a timeless record.

Travel back thousands of years to the coming of the Maori. See the progress of the Maori through the ages, their struggles in developing the land and the unfolding of their unique isolated culture.

Maori Culture, Traditions and History is the complete story of New Zealand's native cultural race. Presented by well known New Zealand Historian, Don Stafford, this video documentary is perfect for schools and those interested in gaining an in depth knowledge of the Maori people. Highlights include the Haka or war dance, the wero (Challenge), traditional maori dances, the poi dance, carving, traditional houses and clothing, the hongi, moko (Tattoo) plus much more.

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[ConqueringWarrior]

dear diary

i am so ashamed of myself. today a 6yr old little maori girl smiled at me and i shit my incontinence diapers. i am in AWE of the MIGHTY maori race and i secretly wish to belong to their WARRIOR culture, but because i was cursed to the pasty heritage that i am, i vow to my ALLAH to make it my life's mission to BE the keyboard warrior on youtube and leave messages of hate about them. i am so fucking jealous. - all my love, EPOCHOFBELIEF. 

[narcotect]

love how he says they ´discovered the islands´ mainstream journalism is so full of shit. he has managed toavoid what we all know, that they didnt discover the islands, they invaded, conquered and ate the original indigenous peoplesof the islands.yes..they were cannibal warriors fromTonga or Samoa (i forget )and they murdered, pillaged, raped.and dined on the flesh of its people. thats why you NEVER fight a Maori. he´ll eat you for breakfast.. having said that, its history, I have maori mates.

[KingiRui]

@narcotect so much disinformation on youtube smh. NZ was uninhabited when discovered by Maori. Maori weren't known as "Maori" then as everything was all tribal. The Moriori are from the Chatham Islands and there are some still left, although they were decimated by Maori. Cannibalism only sometimes occurred. Not as food source but after battle to really humiliate the enemy and to take their "Mana" (power) from them (eg consuming part of a Chief). Anyway least ur not racist like these other idiots

[akira543]

@Epochofbelief - aka 'Maoribasher' aka 'MoralInvasion' aka 'torqueingheads' aka 'ihateutus'... and who knows how many more.

[akira543]

@tatugirl676 Excuse me... got rid of who? What's "ewwwww" is having an attitude like yours.

[tatugirl676]

ewwwwwww omg they r ewwwwwwwwww. english should of got rid of them all! ewww

[narcotect]

@Handsomeman791 - i would so love to go, may have to pencil that one in. Im still pretty skeptical though about theories of how the civilisations perished... still believe the spread of chrisianity had something to do with it.. im happy if you point out where I can read some more on the topic, always keen to hear a few different theories..

[tmakirere1968]

The Moriori People from the Chatham Islands are still alive and well, considering colonisation and tribal warfare. Most of you who have posted comments under this video need to be better educated.

[narcotect]

@TheCelticmaori - yes the Moiorioris were the ones I thought were destroyed. Imagined it was something like that. a series of tribal wars. kind of like the Mayans in the sense that we think of them all as one civilisation who perished together at once, when in reality there were many civilizations who also fought many wars, thanks for your message, might do some reading. interesting history next door we should learn about. but we Aussies are not even educated about our own indigenous history.