Tom Bolton is an anthropologist.He has spent many years stud

Tom Bolton is an anthropologist.He has spent many years studying the Maori natives of New Zealand.Career corner is interviewing him.
How far back do the Maori in New Zealand go?
Well,they arrived some time in the fourteenth century.
What sort of people were they?
They were fighters mainly.They were very brave.There’s a story – we don’t know if it’s true or not.But there’s a story about the Maori fighting Captain Cook.When Cook and his men were just about beaten,the Maori sent food to them,so they could fight longer!
Was the land and climate the same then?
Yes,it was.The earliest settlers of New Zealand found a subtropical climate.They found beautiful mountains,lakes,forests,and fiords.
Didn’t the Maori have a lot of gods?
Yes.The most powerful god was called lo.The Maoris also believed in the laws of Tapu.Tapu protected the chief and the lands of the tribe.If you broke the Tapu,they believed you’d be punished.
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