A just-published study in the American journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," might have far-reaching implications for Maori oral history, says AUT University History Professor, Paul Moon. In the study, more than 1400 radiocarbon dates were analysed from 47 Pacific islands. The results show that New Zealand was first colonised by humans between 1210 and 1385 AD. Read more
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Mori, The Mori Language Commission, has released a Mori Dictionary, Te Reo Mori. The dictionary contains entries representing 95% of the most frequently used Mori words.