The Polynesians settle in New Zealand - The Maori As He Was : A Brief Account of Maori Life as it was in Pre-European Days

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The Polynesians settle in New Zealand - The Maori As He Was : A Brief Account of Maori Life as it was in Pre-European Days

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According to Takitumu tradition, the first Polynesians to settle in New Zealand were the crew of a single vessel that, under the command of a chief named Toi, reached these shores from eastern Polynesia. This Toi was a native of Tahiti, in the Society Group. He set forth from that island in search of a band of ocean waifs, among whom was his gra...

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1934

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Elsdon Best

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https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scho...

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