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This boost to Hongis weapons arsenal not only changed the balance of power in the north of New Zealand's North Island. Although some warriors of the Ngapuhi tribe were armed with muskets, they were overrun and defeated by fighters of the Ngati Whatua with traditional hand weapons. The trigger was probably the defeat of the Battle of Moremonui in 1807 or 1808 under the leadership of Hongi Hika. Maori Hongi Hika, chief of the Ngapuhi tribe, visits England together with Thomas Kendall and meets King George IV, receiving numerous gifts. December 1814 Marsden sailed with the brig Active towards the Bay of Islands and celebrated his first Christian mass just one day later. An important chief is considered to have great spiritual authority (mana) and is considered to be holy (tapu). Tapu is of great importance to the Maori and anyone who violates it challenges the punishment of the gods.

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The term kapa haka refers to the performance of the songs and dances of the New Zealand Māori or a group that participates in such performances. In the Maori language, the word "kapa" stands for "row", and "haka" is a general term for "dance" in this context.

A conservation area at Kaiti Beach Road in Gisborne marks the historic site where Captain Cook first set foot on New Zealand soil. Although in recent times land has been reclaimed from the sea, the old coastline is clearly visible as the land slopes down conspicuously. Captain Cook was commissioned by the British Crown in 1768 to travel the South Pacific in order to discover new land or even a new continent. At that time, it was believed that there must be a large land mass in the southern hemisphere of the world as a counterweight to the countries of the northern peninsula. In October 1769, Cook did indeed reach new land, even if only a small one. It was known that the Dane Bering had already searched there in 1728, although without details. He turned again towards New Zealand, which he reached on 21.

Although the present Maori culture was preceded by an older Maori culture.

New Zealand is an island state in the South Pacific, but where exactly is New Zealand?both the First and Second World Wars New Zealand took part on the side of Great Britain and in June 1945 it was one of the founding members of the UN. When Europeans arrived on the islands and began colonization, the majority of Maoris lived in the warmer northern part.

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The entire road network covered about 93,870 km in 2013, 75,754 km of which are asphalted. [15] New Zealand's traffic regulations are regulated in the New Zealand Road Code.

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Due to a lack of "literary quality" his notes were not published after Cook's return. Instead, the version of the novelist and librettist John Hawkesworth was published, who used Cook's and Banks' diaries, but published gross inaccuracies and