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The original was posted on /r/newzealand by /u/3_Stokesy on 2024-09-29 22:00:26+00:00.

I’m asking this not from a question of indigenous rights. I know things aren’t perfect for the Maori people and I know that this is a contentious topic, but from an outside view it seems that Maori culture is far more prevalent in New Zealand’s culture and identity, even among Pakeha people, than any other native group I can think of. The Haka is common amongst white people too, Aotearoa is on New Zealand passports, and New Zealand is littered with Maori place names.

I’m far from an expert in the history of it, but I also know that the Maori were granted equal rights way earlier than the Aboriginals in Australia and the natives in Canada and the USA. Also this may be a subjective observation on my part, but the white population of New Zealand just seem far more willing to embrace Maori concepts as part of the wider national identity of the country.

Why is there such a difference here?