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Political activist Tame Iti has a traditional moko tattooed onto his face
Maori protesters at the end of Waitangi Day
Paddlers performing a series of haka on an island near Waitangi
A Maori girl in front of a mural commemorating the 1769 arrival of Captain Cook in New Zealand
Maori have intermarried with Pakeha, or Europeans, and their light features make it hard to differentiate them from the Pakeha majority
Rural Maori in the Huiarau Mountains lure their lost pigs home
Named Pouera, this dormant volcano crater was a Maori pa (fortress)
Parani Hillman foraging for piko-piko (an edible fern species) and other medicinal and food plants in Te Urewera National Park
Mrs. Heeny serves dinner to her Maori son and his friends in her home near Ruatoria
Rastafarianism has a stronghold in the Maori community of Ruatoria
One Tree Hill, the site of one of the largest Maori Pas, or Fortresses
The Ratana (Maori branch of Christianity) church in Raetihi
A party after a rugby game between two chapters of the Maori Black Power gang
The pressing of noses replaces the good sporstmen's handshake after a Maori Rugby League game
A party after a rugby game between two chapters of the Maori Black Power gang
Waikeria Prison, New Zealand's largest, which according to the warden has 50% Maori inmates
According to the Maori guards and inmates, the Waikeria Prison has an 85% Maori population
White Island, an uninhabited island and active volcano was a hunting ground for Maori clans
The Performing Arts Festival is the biggest gathering of Maori, and taken very seriously by performers
The Performing Arts Festival is the biggest gathering of Maori, and taken very seriously by performers
Fae meets reality as a rural Maori family watches the first televised show of the performing arts festival from their home

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