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Kia ora!  

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History overview : http://www.newzealandnz.co.nz/maori/

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Culture - protocols  (on marae etc) : http://www.maori.org.nz/ - overview
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/culture/culture-maori-culture.cfm

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Te Reo - language : http://www.nz.com/new-zealand/guide-book/language/maori/
http://www.korero.maori.nz/

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Iwi - tribes : http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/maori/guides/iwi_map.htm

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Waiata - songs : http://folksong.org.nz/waiata.html
Stick game with music : http://folksong.org.nz/epapa/index.html 

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Unit Study overview : http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/maori.html 

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Whale Rider :
http://www.moviemusicuk.us/whaleridecd.htm  -   music
The haunting sound in the movie is made by synthesizer but mimics in part a Maori woodwind instrument.
http://www.aotearoa.co.nz/neptunes/putatara.htm   
http://www.carving.co.nz/puoro.html
movie synopsis  -  http://www.filmeducation.org/filmlib/WhaleRider.pdf

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Google images : “nz maori” - takes you to some interesting pages 

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Maori astronomy : http://www.astronomynz.org.nz/maori-astronomy/taatai-arorangi-maori-astronomy-2.html - star charts, lunar months, Matariki (new year)

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“Maori” in NZ Herald, New Zealand’s largest newspaper - sports and tribal settlements

ALSO … a webquest …

http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/maori.html