Though Maori population numbers did decline after European contact, mainly due to introduced diseases and intertribal warfare following the introduction of firearms, there are more Maori today than ever before.
Maori had no formal name for themselves when contact was first made with non-Maori people (Europeans) so they called themselves 'Maori ', meaning 'normal' or 'natural'.
Yes there have been several styles of Maori Flag. Maori is a tribally based society and while tribal groups and associations, political and religious movements have their own flags, it is only...