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Pākehā (or Pakeha; / ˈ p ɑː k ɛ h ɑː,-k iː h ɑː,-k iː ə /; [1] Māori pronunciation: [ˈpaːkɛhaː]) is a Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand. It generally means a non-Polynesian New Zealander or more specifically a European New Zealander. [2] [3] It is not a legal term and has no definition under New ...
Michael King, a leading writer and historian on Pākehā identity, discussed the concept of distinct European New Zealander practices and imaginations in his books: [46] Being Pākehā (1985) and Being Pākehā Now (1999), and the edited collection, Pakeha: The Quest for Identity in New Zealand (1991), conceptualising Pākehā as New Zealand's ...
Campaign posters advertising New Zealand in England did give many settlers false hopes, manipulating their reasons. These posters often described New Zealand as an island paradise, complete with white sandy beaches and coconut trees. This heavenly image also did a lot to attract settlers to New Zealand, as it was such a welcome contrast to the ...
Pakeha Maori: The extraordinary story of the Europeans who lived as Maori in early New Zealand by Trevor Bentley; published 1999 ISBN 0-14-028540-7; Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times by 'A Pakeha Maori' (Frederick Edward Maning) Gutenberg ebook, originally published 1863
In the most recent New Zealand census, in 2018, 70.2 per cent of the population identified as European and 16.5 per cent as Māori.Other major pan-ethnic groups include Asians (15.1 per cent) and Pacific peoples (8.1 per cent).
The culture of New Zealand is a synthesis of indigenous Māori, colonial British, and other cultural influences.The country's earliest inhabitants brought with them customs and language from Polynesia, and during the centuries of isolation, developed their own Māori and Moriori cultures.
The New Zealand national rugby union team and many other New Zealand sports people perform a haka, ... Pakeha students are second in the world and Māori are 34th." ...
New Zealand is considered by some to be unique among Western countries for its high levels of ethnic intermarriage, [8] which has historically been viewed with tolerance. [9] [10] [8] According to a 2006 study, Māori have on average roughly 43% European ancestry, although the notion of being "mixed-race" is uncommon. [11] [12]