Native of New Zealand, or belonging to New Zealand First use of the word in English was noted in 1850 Often used in Maori to distinguish from the supernatural, as in tangata Maori or man, human being, as opposed to the supernatural or whetu maori as in the lesser stars A variety of kumara About 9 per cent of the New Zealand population is Maori
the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand an ethnic minority speaking Maori and living in New Zealand
The term "Maori" is defined in section OB 1 of the Income Tax Act 1994 to mean a person belonging to the aboriginal race of New Zealand and a person descended from a Maori [8] The definition also includes (except for the purposes of the definition of "Maori authority") any person legally or beneficially entitled to any gross income of a Maori authority
Literally means ‘normal’ as opposed to ‘other or abnormal’ It is now the reference to the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand