Top 10 TERRIFYING Facts About MAORI WARRIORS

[@vegasmaori6621]

Our ancestors did use to eat eachother but since we found kfc we gave it up

[@arealnaturalwoman]

Lol classic

[@sinoxenon1005]

MAORI IN WA PERTH I just pissed myself hahahahaha! Aussie overseas. tones of love to my NZ mates, Love you guys. Your culture is fascinating. Loved you guys so much, you’re just like us but with a twist. You know what I mean. Hugs

[@amandalyons1719]

MAORI IN WA PERTH yuck KFC 🤔 you should have stuck with eating each other

[@olefella7561]

Speaking of which, why did they the Anglo pirates loot New Zealand & Australia, a vast bountiful continent in Asia-Pacific region; why didn't they loot that beautiful fertile Iceland, just a short distant away from their jolly old England, with hardly any people there? Besides, they are exporting & selling all the resources (from that looted continent in Asia-Pacific) back to Asia-Pacific nations. China has made no secret that it will one day help liberate the continent in Asia-Pacific it sees as rightfully belonging to people of Asia-Pacific. Google 'ASIANS, PIRATES AND BEARS/China Daily' for more. blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=711807

[@imzr8095]

What about Mcdonalds though? 😂

[@MrAhuapai]

The correct term for the bodily markings is Moko not tatoo. Tatoo comes from the Samoan word tatau. The primary purpose of moko is to designate whakapapa or genealogical lines which is a critical part of Maori culture. Moko also signified the roles and functions that an individual played within his tribe whether he was a soldier, a priest , a hunter gatherer or cultivator etc The mere is not pronounced mare but phonetically air as in hair - mair rair but more quickly spoken A war party is not called a hapu thats a sub tribe The correct term is Ope taua. The first encounter between Cook and Maori on the east Coast ended with Maori being killed by by English guns. To say that it was because Maori were acting aggressively is somewhat ridiculous. Can you imagine armed aliens arriving in London or Paris of the time. They certainly would be met with extraordinary hostility and I suspect peoples lives would no doubt be taken. it would be somewhat inaccurate to describe Hongi Hika as the most famous Maori chief. Famous to whom I wonder. Te Rauparaha, Hone Heke, Te Whiti O Rongomai , Sir Apirana Ngata, Potatau te Wherowhero to name just a few are Rangatira(Chief) are just as well known in Maori history . Hongi Hika was certainly notorious for getting hold of guns very early off the Europeans which meant he had significant strategic and martial advantage over his rivals and other tribes. The arrival of European war technologies decimated Maori. This tragic behaviour unfortunately still occurs with armament dealers today albeit in a larger more sophisticated manner Cannibalism had a lot to do with extinguishing mana which is too complex an issue to deal with in this manner and also the pressure on protein for the local diet.. NZ didn't have large land based mammals like pigs and deer but was dominated by birdlife pre European. I do hope you are going to do 10 terrifying facts about Europeans/British of the same period. -The incredibly barbaric and cruel slavery industry out of Africa for the plantations of the new world -The unspeakable treatment of children in European workhouses and in society in general . When Europeans first moved to NZ it is well recorded that Maori found the harsh physical treatment that europeans meted out to the children as punishments something quite unnerving and worrying.. Maori were and are a sentimental people and were very indulgent of their children. - A justice system which oppressed the poor, the Irish and other minorities . People were exiled in atrocious conditions for the theft of just a loaf of bread. Lets not start on the prison system. -The warlike nature of the British. Maori cant claim to have travelled around the world conquering native peoples, pillaging, raping across every major continent in the world. The warlike savagery of Maori people is relatively minimal and localised in comparison. Maori would tip their hat to the Brits in that regard. These are just some of the terrifying facts that come to mind. Im sure you can unearth countless more along with appropriately grim illustrations. Looking forward to it.

[@janehalsall4971]

awesome

[@janehalsall4971]

awesome

[@MrAhuapai]

Not for people informed about the cultural significance of the art form. You on the other hand can call it what you like.

[@barryboffone4210]

Haunui Royal n

[@TXejas19]

i remember Manu Bennett from Spartacus talking about how the Maori fought off the British with basically "rocks and sticks". it was then i realized 2 things 1. British had a very systematic approach to barbarism, it's why they historically didn't believe they were harmful (i found myself thinking a lot of your exposition sounds familiar with my Hatian history 2. i know absolutely nothing about other cultures, i need to start learning

[@kyajenkins8072]

You just triggered a whole country

[@tawhiriniania6098]

@Spiral Architect what truth?!!

[@matausi5915]

@Spiral Architect hahahahaha..Ur a funny Kient

[@Bmuffin_]

Ya triggered my whole country

[@lauchiecraig9445]

HE CALLED IT A DANCE!!!

[@gameoverbutch6427]

Spiral Architect are u Maori

[@whkr-nc6im]

still, even the biggest Maori warriors quiver beneath their mothers and their jandals.

[@kylaaburton-petterson2546]

Yea G and the hidings

[@erinabrowne8709]

@Mandla Mnisi bro shut up

[@nunyabisniz5577]

Maori not the jandal wearers.

[@Marts1122]

nunya bisniz that one 😂😂😂

[@ciaranedmonds1067]

Finally someone else who says jandals I’m a kiwi Maori living in England so all I hear is flip flops

[@dianapasley2182]

I knew a Maori man who had moved to Florida and worked as a handyman/gardner. There was little he could not do. He was one of the handsomest men I have ever seen.

[@joaniekeyser4036]

Lol, a lot of Polynesian men are very easy on the eyes, not just the Maori. There's a half Samoan wrestler called Roman Reigns in WWE, and he is one of the most beautiful men I've ever seen. And then there is Jason Momoa, star of DC's Aquaman. He's half Native Hawaiian, and just as beautiful as Roman.

[@pattyyoung9959]

Yep, most handsome men in the world imho

[@kruger6253]

Don't go getting pregnant

[@MrMiratana]

We get that a lot... 😂😂😂

[@malihodzic3804]

Ok? Lol

[@pa1264]

I had a humbling experience 3 years ago I met a great Maori gentleman who had full facial tattoo, he blessed my father's casket when he was brought into the Maori Marae in Magere Auckland such an honour to have my father's body lay inside a Marae.

[@bunjeegum_3380]

Did you mean 'Mangere'?

[@teporaahomiro9271]

YOU mean Our Whare Tupuna Our Tupapaku lay on Your Marae Mangare xx

[@pa1264]

Yes my apologies for the spelling.

[@brendonrookes1151]

lol his ancestors also ate children u gona get a child murder to bless ur dead farther why not get a pedo to do it also it means about the same

[@lucaazeri1700]

did ate the kangaroo tail :)))))????

[@maiabrass3915]

Top 10 terrifying facts about British people

[@VIRALinflux]

maia Brass 10 won’t be enough

[@Theteese]

You have no idea,,,, Learn a bit of English history and you will know how terrifying it was..

[@thedialogue9545]

Exactly! Colonisation!

[@aidanluap1066]

migration

[@RaijinPhoto]

I agree. Much more than 10. lol. BTW, people of Australia, NZ and the U.S. need to stop telling people they NEED to speak English. Go back to England if you want to say people NEED to speak English. Most people can't even speak a single word of the native languages of these lands.

[@acx4548]

I like how they see colonizers as the peaceful ppl and the maoris on their land as aggressive.

[@geraldstewart1531]

Aggressive toward each other, If the non maoris hadn't turned up when they did, there wouldn't have been many - so called -- maoris -- left --

[@dahibi2]

I think the maoris are fuc**d up

[@Loyannelima]

Exactly, and also the colonizer that gave them weapons to battle each other. We still see the "peaceful ppl" doing this nowadays

[@SamzM429]

@@geraldstewart1531 Please if your ancestors didn't leave England they would've died out themselves from disease, famine, or murder🤦🏽‍♀️ It's laughable how you can say that and make it seem like Māori should be greatful. No sir it is you who should be greatful that my ancestors were peaceful people who welcomed your ancestors to our lands🖕🏾

[@anarupadgett2879]

Exactly, we were much happier before y’all showed up

[@SHANKDAWGBABY]

I strongly doubt cook came in peace.

[@Injudiciously]

The Maori survived didn't they?

[@merkel2750]

Because the couldn’t even beat us in warfare, they gave up 😂

[@DerekAllDigital]

As a Hawaiian, I agree. 😂

[@CONJAH31]

L Ofaday bc our ancestors fought back lmao first “primitive” tribe to win a battle against those colonizers though nowadays there are only descendants, you’d be hard pressed to find someone of full Maori Descent. And they (white govt) in 1867 banned maori language and cultural presence in schools, and today very small percentage of people speak Te Reo and almost the entire country is ignorant of the Maori Culture. So did we really survive?

[@AsinineComment]

Well, there's Cook and there's the British imperialism - he, did not necessarily lead with Empire with a fleet bristling with weapons and armourments. He was an expert navigator and his journeys were a hugely significant advance for Western knowledge of the world. Still, where he went, and what he mapped, and which he 'claimed for King', was the foot in the door for those who did not "come in peace", afterwards. Cook was in a small, slow, tubby little ship. Hardly the craft of a military incursion! There's multiple records of how Cook sought to connect with other Peoples and avoid a single shot being fired in anger. It was certainly written in some of his orders. Within a few years, plenty of others came to Aotearoa and what is now Australia, who really did have conquest and empire building in mind. Phillip was more like that, than Cook. Lachlan Macquarie was far worse than either of them!

[@Kingdom-sy6bh]

Some of those pictures are not Maori.

[@MrFleaFlea]

Exactly. Besides for the bald guy talking in the beginning, all the others are fake maoris.

[@sastina6714]

@@MrFleaFlea haha, true

[@user-qg1jb8rw8e]

Wish there was more truthful airings on ancient cultures that are still going strong today, as that to me i would appreciate and take pleasure from far greater than this one that is by a fellow Brit of Indian decent

[@maiaberryman4985]

If you're gonna do a video like this then 1: pronounce our reo right, 2: don't EVER paint us as the bad guys in the story of colonisation and 3: back off the whole 'terrifying savage' angle

[@blargkliggle1121]

Eating other people is about as savage as you can get... Of all the cultures that the British destroyed, it's a shame that the maori didn't join them. In a way you should be glad that your people were colonized, you might still be living in huts eating each other instead of using the internet.

[@tatorihara]

And hongi hika isn't the only well known rangatira. Mere is pronounced me re not meer. An it's Maori not marry

[@tatorihara]

@@blargkliggle1121 bruv u believe this guy u don't know anything about our culture.

[@ajb0yd]

@@blargkliggle1121 mate, I'd rather play in the bushes than see people having petty arguments on instagram because their boyfriend cheated on them with eachoter

[@ajb0yd]

@@blargkliggle1121 have some mana, mate

[@respecthewoman]

Interesting how the greedy rich 'always' come in peace while branding their natives as salvages, etc. And end up taking their land, language, resources, and women. Yet, 'We come in peace' and leave you and your entire lifestyle in pieces eh?

[@nik-minnit4375]

It wasn’t made of Jade, it was made of greenstone. They are two different things.

[@captaincracker8980]

Nik-Minnit Pounamu, greenstone and New Zealand jade are all names for the same hard, durable highly valued stone, used for making adornments, tools and weapons

[@ctakitimu]

Greenstone is nephrite jade...or some such spelling

[@justincrombie4338]

Koina te kupu

[@mauiwaiariki1047]

He Pounamu is more than a Rock after it's carved into a tool or weapon e hoa!

[@hirokawiti4932]

Yeah new uni study's on NZ pounamu reveal that it is neither crystal nor stone but a cluster of mineral fibres that make it harder than steel. My cousin didn't elaborate on his source but he's an architect for the govt so he knows his materials.

[@D1ONY5US]

Some of this isn't exactly true. Honestly, if you want to know about a certain cultures history/ past you need to do a visit. Not quick visit to the University of Reddit.

[@piripihiku7506]

Very well said.

[@quadeevans6484]

Even reddit isn't this dishonest

[@captaincracker8980]

Piripi Hiku hello my hiku, which of the ten facts are true do you think?

[@Ate.ria04]

True !!!

[@dawnhunt8019]

A lot of it was inaccurate I think.

[@sambaker5669]

Where is my kiwis at

[@RedTailedfox551]

sam baker right here

[@xtralargesandwich1763]

+sam baker Hey

[@empressCharnia]

sam baker and here. sup bro!

[@newworldwarrior8385]

Kia-ora bro,

[@scarts777]

sam baker here mate. Yeah. Nah. He sucks at pronouncing Maori words. Yeah.

[@johnhuddleston8647]

As an American, I have a great deal of admiration and respect for the Maori people/culture. If you really want to learn about these people, really do your research and have an open mind. If I can add some context, I remember watching a podcast about Australians on American stereotypes. A lot of Aussies that were interviewed said that the main stereotype Americans have on them is that they all "ride around on kangaroos". First of all, if you did some research on kangaroos, you would see that that was impossible!! You'd have a lot of disabled kangaroos. Second, I'm 51 years old and I've been across the United States. I have never heard ONE single person ever say that they thought Australians rode on kangaroos. So, I've never heard it, AND I LIVE HERE, how is an Aussie, whose probably never been here, arrive at such nonsense?? The Maori people are very proud and very open about their culture. If I want to know something, maybe it's best to ask someone who actually lives in New Zealand... and whose ancestry is in New Zealand!! Peace and love to the Maori people 🙏🙏.

[@captaincracker8980]

John Huddleston I live in New Zealand, most of this is correct.

[@captaincracker8980]

The Australian Rationalist it’s a great image though, riding a kangaroo.

[@johnhuddleston8647]

@The Australian Rationalist It may have been the English that started it, but there were some Aussies that repeated it. As I said, I've never heard ONE AMERICAN say anything like that. I imagine you would get kicked in the balls.....and even in other places as well.

[@manaiaparata157]

wtf does aussie have to do with maori?

[@mapachehombre1581]

I'm a Maori so shut your mouth

[@sarahquill7423]

Almost every culture has engaged in cannibalism at some point in their history, it's really not that shocking. Maybe your next top 10 could be "10 terrifying facts about British colonialism".

[@robertstewart302]

Make that dark-skinned cultures

[@GianniEndo]

Almost every culture has engaged in cannibalism? Are we talking about ancient civilizations, modern civilization, or...? Stick to poll dancing, I can tell you know more about that then history.

[@ebayrose]

Not every culture has at one point had cannibalism, and cultures are also different from peoples. The Maori did get into cannibalism more due to hunger than this video stated, as there were next to no large animals besides humans. And the Maori people also migrated to New Zealand and wiped out most of the original native people as well (the Moriori). Lastly the British, Welsh, Scottish, and English are some of the most repeatedly conquered people in history and colonialism had plenty of positives, not just negatives for the native peoples. For example the Maori got large animals they could eat and were made to leave cannibalism as history.

[@now591]

Sarah Quill-( Not true. Europeans as a collective were never cannibals ) Cannibalism also was common in Fiji only 150 years ago. Australian aborigines same (except it has been excised from history) . In Africa still common now in parts.

[@alanbstard4]

no it shouldn't

[@TheWoollyFrog]

Most terrifying thing about the Maori is how they became second-class citizens in their own country.

[@TheWoollyFrog]

CRYSIS AE Sure not helping your country's reputation with this rant.

[@johndears9825]

That's the same for alot of cultures not just maori

[@TheWoollyFrog]

CRYSIS AE Right, and no one violated the treaty since. And I guess all those annual protesters are spoiled brats. K, thanks for your input.

[@TheWoollyFrog]

john Dears Yes and is that supposed to mean something? Are you attempting to make some sort of an argument here? We should just ignore this little irony because it happens in other places too?

[@B3CUMaBRO]

john Dears yes now it happens. but between the 1800s-1900s it never happened.

[@shivparikh111]

Your next video should be about the terrifying colonization habits of the British smh

[@DemendraHD]

@Th3MadDabb3r A burn to who? That was back in the 16th and 18th centuries. No one's even alive today from that period.

[@trineilcwl]

Nah Maoris are more terryfying our history is more interesting sorry ghee we are just interesting

[@MrFrankFurter]

Bwahahaha 😂🤣😂🤣 Nice!

[@kickhim8020]

okay shiv

[@Zazabazaa]

It could be a* sequel

[@Jordan-bo4nv]

Forced to kill Maori in self defence??? They were on Maori land wtf

[@jim-bob3093]

Thats why i shoot the welsh postman if he leans too far over the fence. Narh though im pretty sure the english were poking some warriors with a musket and learned why thats a bad idea. Not just some "we are being totally polite and -oh Gods arhhhhh"

[@matthewwilson5887]

Maori conquered NZ. Were not the first people there.

[@plwpahi]

@@matthewwilson5887 my ancestors welcomed the Maori here, we came from the same islands after all. & in retrospect, things were much better before the white people turned up.

[@olefella7561]

You got that right. Moreover, Slavery, Colonialism and Colonization are all evil things done, and benefited by evildoers. May I ask, why don't they, Anglo Colonizers, all have a family reunion on their very own land of jolly old England? Return the looted land of Canada to Native people there. Return the looted Continent of Australia in Asia-Pacific to people of Asia-Pacific region. Return the looted New Zealand to Native Maori people. Remember, notorious centuries-long global cardinal crimes that Anglo clans had committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask?

[@ms.gregoria2249]

"Robber came to a house, looted everything, killed the owners, tore down the house, in the meantime stub his toe and now he claims there were sacrifices made on both sides". ~ Analogy used by Shashi Tharoor on British claims of sacrifices made on both sides during the British Raj fits perfectly here too.

[@jamiirali1]

I love Maori culture...fierce in pride and battle yet very affectionate in family and hospitality...they can be the best of friends and brothers yet the worst enemy if crossed or pissed off...much respect to Aotearoa!!

[@tribalwarfare1146]

the red baron tena koe toku tuakana thanks brother

[@spencerdavies9389]

shot g., we are harty cunts appreciate it

[@bigblue390]

the red baron affectionate in family lol check out their domestic violence stats

[@lowkigamez7243]

thats because maori people were put in conflict from pakeha, and stress causes domestic violence and is the top reason for domestic violence in new zealand

[@risk2193]

the red baron In reality, the three other main Polynesian island nations shows these customs more so.

[@ginstar03]

Could’ve at least learned how to pronounce ‘Maori’ properly

[@suchathillybaka3379]

Hard ay

[@lifeofwai6428]

Ginny GinGin yasa

[@reigncross7809]

Hard bo

[@geewaiti8296]

Straight up bro

[@nah2769]

@Wilson Zhang Because we roll our r's, so it sounds like that i guess

[@dbgaming4763]

Maori are “brothers” to my Australian Aboriginal culture, love their culture and love mine too ❤️💛🖤

[@pacdaddy402]

yes bro !

[@piripihiku7506]

Kia ora e te tangata o te iwi Moemoea.

[@blinkblang2132]

da boong 🖤✊🏽✊🏽

[@ngamarumoka-tutahi1695]

No

[@MrFrankFurter]

Maori look like a lot of Filipinos also, probably tribally related iver anthousand years ago.

[@GL-nu7rx]

* Cook wanted to interact with the Maori peacefully * * Ignores their wishes to be left alone * * Kills and kidnaps their warriors *

[@yourfabuloushappymann5154]

Maori eat Cook

[@xXZiiLERXx]

@@sonofagalwayman6553 you trying to justify what the British did is a joke mate

[@URMyTorment]

@@xXZiiLERXx you would rather live in NZ presettlement?

[@xXZiiLERXx]

@@URMyTorment you would rather live in space? Ask a stupid question and you'll get one back smh

[@shelleygrace2154]

@@sonofagalwayman6553 Yes, everyone was fine before Cook and his diseases and particular brand of cowardice arrived. Cannabilism has been a thing everywhere, especially in Europe.

[@dianindriyanti5881]

I have met a new Zealand guy and he is pretty amazing tho ,and when I ask anything about Maori he always answer me and everything sounds lovely to me ,I fall in love with new Zealand just like how I fall in love with him xx

[@wendychavez5348]

People from New Zealand are very easy to love, and quite proud of their culture. When I got off the plane in late May, 2005, the first thing anyone said to me--before I had even stepped off the tarmac--was, "How do you like New Zealand?" I could only say, "So far I love it!" After I got home, a friend asked what I liked best about it, and I immediately knew it was the people.

[@mute8005]

Were you from

[@seshthecat]

@@wendychavez5348 that's so nice to hear about my country.

[@sp4rtavus244]

Wendy Chavez Except if you are a Muslim.

[@vudoc2]

This is full of factual errors. He is clearly not from New Zealand, and is reading from a badly prepared script, written by someone who does not know the history of New Zealand. He can't even pronounce the word mere, which sounds more like the pākeha word "merry". This post is rubbish, and should be ignored completely.

[@wikitoriamita-stephens578]

I am maori,

[@koeaterira4671]

@@wikitoriamita-stephens578 wdym

[@lexiegrace1877]

i know right

[@Team_Killer_NZ]

Sounds like he made up a bunch of bs the boko hwsd

[@tatorihara]

Too right

[@tomlegat-parker5099]

Guys, let stop hating his pronouncation. Yep, it's wrong, but he's not from New Zealand, so he won't be a Te Reo Maori university lecturer.

[@MananagKiVato]

Tom Legat-Parker but it takes like one minute to just memorize the maori alphebet sounds...

[@peramaraku7277]

Yeah but I say if you can't say it don't say it at all

[@bubbaswag2088]

That is true but whats the point of making a video about our maori culture when you can hardly speak the maori and get the facts right, never disrespect our culture

[@KyuuteAnimeGrill]

He gets paid for this though

[@SamuelWhatuira]

Tom Legat-Parker you should hear Matthew Santoro try pronounce Maori, it's hilarious

[@LucasDirkx]

The Haka is a call to the gods, not just a wardance.

[@marilynschmidt6400]

@Calvin I Arohamai e hoa?

[@koientua1648]

@Calvin I its not demonic, maori just like most polynesian cultures believed in multiple gods

[@batmantheman6545]

@Calvin I your demonic

[@phillipleng4757]

@Edwina Regan Fuimaono-Brown I believe there were too many different Haka to specifically define one purpose. Each needs translation.

[@iram9111]

A call for the ancestors i think their gods are the natural spirits in nature i guess

[@MorganMR2]

and invented trench warfare, and scared the shit out of the Germans in WW2, and still scare the shit out of the Taliban in Afghanistan

[@susiebear3316]

amen true alpha males I love it

[@honetekaawa4619]

Look up pa wars and it will give you all the info on Maori strategies of war

[@meraniadobbs8068]

Hauptsturmführer Lauri Allan Törni but never has it been so successful for a people with just sticks an stone weapons. thats why maori got a treaty of peace from the crown. makes u think ???. white people had guns an the war lasted round 40 years

[@whasudr]

Hauptsturmführer Lauri Allan Törni trench warfare has been credited to maori by many experts. Altho europeans used ditchs, tunnels saps etc...they never used trenchs as a defensive & offensive strategy as maori did. If u think they did show us proof.

[@whasudr]

wtf are u on? white ppl/british fought the maori in NZ & maori kicked their ass using trench warfare & guerrilla tactics. The british had gunships with cannons & 3 times as many soldiers & still couldnt beat them.

[@micaelmaya-peinl535]

Next video do a Top Ten TERRIFYING Facts about the British Colonists! I would love to see that one.

[@sassywolf1]

it will be a hard list.

[@xtaniwhax9655]

Yes

[@ironfin9406]

Looting Graves killing natives keeping slaves growing weed I could go on

[@ironfin9406]

Some of the more evil famous things British colonists did

[@RunWayUnderground]

LOL! Actually that would actually be a Top 1000 Terrifying Facts about them...

[@SardonicSloClap]

I mean, I'm Pakeha (NZ European), and there were a few things that made me go "hold up... that doesn't sound quite right". Now, I'm not claiming to know all about the Māori culture, but things like the Moko (face tattoos) I'm sure are more about heritage and genealogy rather than "look how scary and tough I am!". Also his pronunciation of Mere got me each time, it's "meh-reh" not "mere" - (pronunced like the word for insignificant.) Maybe he should try actually liaising with some Maori to get his facts fully in line first, rather than relying on websites.

[@doubledragan]

100%

[@urbanguru5263]

I learnt the patu was the club they used ….

[@manawahinekorero9534]

Āe, that is correct.

[@michelleripia8146]

Thank you for the respect u speak of and show to our cultural and traditional practices

[@janececelia7448]

Yep, that pronunciation got me too.

[@mikaerepeck1767]

Number 3 about heads, you have a picture of someone holding heads who is definitely from a different land and culture, the clothing is not of our Maori ancestry. Also infanticide was not a normal practise. Babies and children were cherished, both boys and girls. Women are the whare tangata. Life simply could not exist without both. Your information is skewed.

[@Rhoadie1]

I believe you. Practice is spelled with a C. Thanks. LOL

[@DayneJo]

@@Rhoadie1in NZ ‘practice’ is a noun and ‘practise’ is a verb. I believe here the right spelling has been utilised.

[@DayneJo]

I agree number 3 is definitely a picture from a different land and culture. That is definitely misinformation. Also the information on infanticide has been ill researched. The only accounts about infanticide that I’ve ever come across have been statements made by missionaries during colonisation periods and assumptions made from these about pre colonisation periods.

[@Coach_BigMac]

Cook wanted to interact peacefully? GTFOH!

[@Pam-rp3lu]

Honorable and colonization do not work hand in hand lol No such thing as a peacemaker who wishes to change a land and people.

[@maarten9272]

@@Pam-rp3lu He wasn't a coloniser though, he was an explorer and scientists.

[@maarten9272]

@Put some Cheese on it As far as I can tell he only had a few violent incidents in his career. Usualy as a result of a minor accident escalating out of control. For instance, he was unintentionally stabbed to death by a native hawaiian while trying to reclaim a stolen boat (the boat was stolen from Cook, if that phrase was to vague).

[@yep9657]

Anglia Alba he got eaten for a reason 😂😂😂

[@digiaotearoa5897]

Cook was no saint thats why he got eaten hahaha

[@EmbraceMedia]

The practices for hahu or nehu (the burial of the body) have changed over time. Traditionally the tūpāpaku were buried in shallow graves, or placed in secret places including caves or trees. In some cases the tūpāpaku would be weighted down with something and buried in the sea or in a deep pool of water. After a time the tohunga would return and collect the bones for the hahunga (exhumation ceremony). The bones were washed, scraped and painted with red ochre, and returned to the marae and mourned over again, in a similar ceremony to the tangihanga. The final committal of these bones was done in secret so that enemies of the hapū could not uncover the dead and desecrate their remains. Cremation was - and is - rare and usually happened in cases of disease, or when the person had died in enemy territory (to prevent their bones being captured by enemies)

[@BoobyTrap8]

I believe it was the elderly women who were tasked with scraping the bones. How awful :(

[@SRial100]

@@BoobyTrap8 normal for them back then

[@Andulsi]

Respect to the Maori. one of the few cultures to make the Brits negotiate, they scared em so much. hereabouts, we had the Flying Columns etc...

[@martindennehy3030]

No they didn't, they were fooled😅

[@GiftenandHoodNZ]

Fun fact: Maori were the creators of trench Warfare. During British war in Ruapekapeka pā, a chief named Te Ruki Kāwiti from the Ngati Hine, Ngapuhi region in Northern Aotearoa, New Zealand and his ally, Hone Heke, (known to have cut down the British flag in 1844, later resulting in a war between the Maori and the British in 1845.) had been said to have invented trench Warfare and British historians also credit Maori for the invention of trench Warfare.

[@Lilly..L-k4h]

Came in peace to take their land.

[@junelledembroski9183]

Came in peace with war in mind

[@zerosternritter566]

Came in peace to Take their Culture & Convert them to Christianity

[@jasonjohnson6403]

Europeans are no different then any other culture just had means to sail the world and take over ... if Maoris had the able to they would do the same ... so quit crying about it

[@fatherfreddie8512]

Speaking of Anglo British trespassing others' lands, there are over 40 territories & nations in jolly old E-U-R-O-P-E to trespass; why in Asia-Pacific, half way round the world from their jolly old England, may I ask?

[@xXZiiLERXx]

@@jasonjohnson6403 you don't know that

[@oscarjeffery8944]

“MOWRI” that hurts

[@adrim888]

How do we pronounce it?

[@Dimirov]

Well...in Romanian "mori" means DIE! So... yea.

[@gracebennett1156]

@@Dimirov And that's relevant because...

[@DamanKingBear]

That’s how it’s said to pronounce it in the Oxford dictionary. Straight up it says “Mowri” like cow

[@bladesamah]

could create your own alphabet.. instead you use english alphabet and thats how it is pronounced using the english alphabet.. cant blame ppl for that, just educate them how you guys pronounce it

[@davisblair09]

In the head taking segment the warrior holding two heads is a Bornean Dayak warrior, not a Maori.

[@blixten2928]

THANKS, so easy to be mislead. Sloppy work, I'm afraid, on Simon's part!

[@pfranks75]

If you get the opportunity to go to New Zealand it is a beautiful place. They still have Māori Villages, and presentations of their culture.

[@NoMoreLGBTQPlease]

There’s no Maori villages and there’s very minimal presentation of our culture, all our history knowledge and artifacts have been wiped away, lied about, been destroyed or placed into museums/archives.

[@waitangipiripi165]

Oh mate 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@cushlacook693]

I live in New Zealand, there are very few maraes left, and the langue is slowly being forgotten, it's quite sad really and people aren't putting enough effort into preserving it. my family on my dad side are all Maori and they mostly all speak a t least a little bit of it.

[@petermalloy5360]

There are many beautiful maraes around all of NewZealand.

[@Nudgeworth]

​@@cushlacook693 There has actually been increased interest in learning Maori, by both Maori and Pakeha(NZ European). To the extent that there aren't enough classes teaching the language.

[@whasudr]

ok firstly the most common place to get a maori tattoo is on your ass & legs, the moko is only the facial part of maori tattoo. the moko on a face shows immediate family history, rank in the tribe, tribal links, occupation. over time maori have used many ways of interring their dead, not just one. Cannabilism was still practiced until the 1860s there are recorded incidents that I have heard of after this.

[@whasudr]

slight mistake, there are NO recorded incidents of cannibalism after 1860.

[@conesinker_4209]

Taniwha Sutherland traditionally iour days it usuqlly on da sholder or arm

[@whasudr]

Kaea Walker cant understand your bad spelling

[@mattsta1640]

Taniwha Sutherland so your saying before the evil oppressive white man came and hauled the Maori into a system where all was not equal, they used facial tats to show who was higher and lower class in an oppressive system where all were not equal and even slaves were kept....

[@whasudr]

lol exactly

[@WildHorseSpirit14]

I’m Maori and I congratulate this guy on attempting to even pronounce Te Reo when most people won’t even try to

[@blubizzu]

I couldn't finish watching this, his pronunciation was so bad

[@1badstorm]

It seems to me, as a maori, he didnt put much research into how to pronounce our language, i am hugely offended. The mare? Not even close to mere!

[@blubizzu]

If you know the vowel sounds, you can pronounce perfect Māori. It's so simple!!

[@all3ykat79]

1badstorm I listened to the second Altered Carbon audiobook... That was even worse, didn't realise they were using maori sleeves (cloned bodies) till I actually read the book.

[@Bernz4U]

get yourself a decent (Māori) education first and a hearing check while you're there girl before you support rubbish like this again...

[@CitroenDS23]

I am cringing at the shallowness of his research and simple mis-interpretation of complex events. If this is representative of the quality of his Top Ten videos then I cannot trust anything he presents. I will not be subscribing...

[@kittycat-kg4dm]

Vincent Ingram arohanui to you !! I’m disgusted at the way in which my ancestors are being represented , with the inference that they were sub human or uncivilised before captain Cook arrived. Furthermore so much of this is blatantly incorrect !! Cannibalism was NOT for the sake of eating people but as a symbol of upmost respect for my ancestors’ slain enemies , absorbing their mana (aura , energy, power, influence) and carrying it on through themselves . As a 14 year old Maori living in London I have so, so much respect for you!!💚💚

[@BACHKA]

weird flex but ok

[@kittycat-kg4dm]

BACHKA preposterous boast, but alas

[@CitroenDS23]

@@BACHKA huh? I don't know what you mean with that comment.

[@esgoy3457]

@@CitroenDS23 r/OutOfTheLoop

[@petergarrone8242]

A kiwi told me some interesting facts about Maoris you may have missed. Once when they were fighting the British, the British had decided to retreat because they were running out of ammunition. The Maori offered them half of their ammunition if they would stay and fight. Another time the British would not invade a particular valley because there was no track through it. Therefore their opponents built one in the hope they would come and fight. My impression is, they loved a fight.

[@snoozyq9576]

I would be curious about the validity of this. Only because some people claim they were peaceful and not about fighting. I get confused about what is true all the time

[@petergarrone8242]

@@snoozyq9576 Absolutely no direct references for these facts, told to me by a New Zealander on night shift in 1978. What about the haka?

[@SakuCzads682]

@@snoozyq9576 then come to new zealand and go to a marae and ask for yourself. Learn our history. Before choosing one side without really knowing the other side yea? Theres always two sides to a story not one. But obviously as a racist you would pick the happy story which is made into lies so people like you can feel safe knowing and thinking your kind didn’t do anything wrong. When in fact the more gruesome story is the truth and you don’t want to accept the fact that your kind did this and play it out as if my people are the villains when in fact we are the victims

[@blagd]

@@SakuCzads682 facts

[@brendonrookes1151]

nah they likey were runing out of food moari eat there enermy

[@tenaciouscree915]

Maori caught my attention ever since the "Deadliest Warrior" on the Spike channel. I also remember watching a movie called "Once We're Warriors" when I was 9 or 10 years old. I truly admire the Maori. Makes me feel proud to be Cree.

[@caesarforlife1663]

Make it a goal to visit New Zealand one day. The Maori all over the country would welcome you and show you the greatest respect and honour you because of your Cree heritage. Maori are well aware of the bravery of the Native American Tribes.

[@aheat3036]

They have a very violent and ruthless history which has been sanitized to appease the people who get offended easily and that’s truer than ever in this day and age!

[@Makinogurl]

​@aheat3036 true bro... when was the last time you were on a marae?

[@teknobeat936]

I know he tried but the way he pronounced Māori sounded like Maui from Moana instead lol.

[@AlternativeElvis]

Dude, I knew as soon as I saw the title for this it would end badly... Are there no Kiwi's in London that could have helped you with this? Love this, and all your other vids. Take care

[@garylewis7729]

No other indigenous people would come close to the Maori . They would out smart you ,beat the crap out of you then eat you. As a white New Zealander Maori culture was one subject I enjoyed at school . Respect to them

[@davidk6264]

The British about 1500-2000 years ago used to adorn there homes with the heads of other tribal enemies . The Romans recorded this.

[@jasonmason2471]

Yeah, they did that on the continent, too.

[@blixten2928]

And in the 19th and 20th centuries, European scientists dug up and collected "savage" skulls, in order to put them in museums, measure them and thus "prove" the superiority of Europeans. So civilised.

[@TheMmiguelito]

Interesting how the narrator painted cook as the victim and was "forced to retaliate " smh

[@captaincracker8980]

TheMmiguelito but that’s true, if you spend five minutes reading about cook you’d ‘discover’ that.

[@MisterCovek]

Let's see which scenario is more believable.... *Scenario A)* Cook, a man who's traveled the world, lands on NZ, sees the natives and kills them for no reason. Thinking he'll kill his way to owning an ENTIRE CONTINENT with a group of tired sailors and one boat. or *Scenario B)* Natives who have never seen a white man before, or a boat, see something huge approaching their shores and attack out of fear and lack of knowledge.

[@alanbstard4]

that is true, he was

[@kittycat-kg4dm]

MisterCovek “lack of knowledge “ as if my ancestors were unintelligent. Tell me, if aliens showed up with weapons you had never seen before speaking a language you did not understand and killing your friends or family with guns at the very first confrontation between them would you sit there and watch or would you do everything in your power to thwart them ?

[@MisterCovek]

@@kittycat-kg4dm Yes. In comparison to the aliens, I'd say we are less knowledgeable. Btw, you're confusing intelligence with knowledge. And yes, the natives of Oceania were less knowledgeable than Cook because they didn't know that the rest of the world even existed. They never explored the world like he did, and probably thought they were alone. Plus, they have just seen a kind of man they never saw before. As far as your metaphor goes about them killing the natives. How can we be sure who attacked first? All we know is the natives got beat because they had weaker technology than the Europeans. So now we assume that the winner is the one to blame because he was stronger. I too can make metaphors.... Imagine if a little 130 lb thug picked a fight with Mike Tyson. He came up to him and slapped him across the face. Mike knocks him out of his socks. Is Mike forever guilty for destroying the thug, or is it the thug's fault in the first place for picking a fight he couldn't finish?

[@nikkeijin-man7025]

They look like my tribe here in Cordilleras Philippines called the Igorots, they too practice headhunting and tribal war but not now. The Maori call their body markings with Moko, we call it Batek. For us Igorot people, only the warriors get these body markings. Kudos to our Maori brothers.

[@marionetteproject508]

You're not wrong! cause many pacific islanders like maoris, samoans, tongans and other islanders have south east asian ancestry

[@DavidSmith-kz2to]

Fact 4 is bull. If people you don't know go into you're house, with weapons, when you attack them and they kill you, It's "self -defence".

[@MikeJones-oo7wi]

slavery and cannibalism good too see someone keeping the truth alive unlike the revised and edited history they teach now.

[@lu-chan1745]

Respect to the Maori and polynesian people's culture, I think it's facinating! If all people were having the same culture the world would be boring. But sadly some people fear and hate what's different to them. We were made different to know and learn from each other.

[@Gasta1983]

Iain gonna love the culture that supported😅 cannibalism.

[@Koozwad]

The world's 'elites'/globalists want every country to be exactly the same. Mixing all people until there is nothing left. No identity, culture or anything. Don't let this happen, people. No open borders!

[@summalumma__]

I love how he said 'Tribesmen' only kiwis know.

[@allshallberevealed5502]

AO hahaha chuur

[@adamsconnected5613]

A war party was a Taua, a hapu was a small collection of families living together. The Mere was also driven through the skull between eyes and nose and then turned

[@matty6848]

The Maori people can be or used to be terrifying people but most are lovely, friendly people:)

[@waaqcir7057]

Are there any pure blooded Maori still alive? They look more diluted each generation.

[@bigolham3605]

Gold Seeker nope, if you come across someone claiming they are full blooded they lying 😂

[@visualdisappointment8174]

Thank you very much!

[@visualdisappointment8174]

Waaq Cir who can say that, of any race, now? Even the isolated tribes in south america have been invaded at one point or another.

[@dekodabrown5797]

Waaq Cir is their any pure blooded Maoris alive, all Maoris are pure Maoris unless the parents are dif culture like if mum was Indian and dad was Maori that's half blooded Maori

[@strident6192]

I came here to investigate about Maori people after high school students make haka to honouring the victims of the Christchurch😅😓

[@EriNinui]

prince of HUMANITY same!

[@yaa5y]

Me too 😅

[@fallenangel_899]

Don't get the wrong idea when they do it. It was used for war but it was also a sign of respect

[@joshuaparkes8685]

This Video is in accurate .. Id keep looking around or perhaps even visit a Museum like Te Papa or Auckland Museum

[@heyheyheyheyheyheyman5096]

Im 8 love action

[@issaissachur8077]

When I heard him try to say the word Maori, I heard him say; Meow -wee

[@miss-lowkey1338]

Hahahaha

[@linkyswayer5470]

If you didn’t know the mere club was actually called a Patu

[@HoranoPatoromo]

Two Different Weapons brother. Mere was generally Pounamu or some sort of stone and the majority of Patu was made from Rakau or Whale Bone. Materials aside each Iwi would have used what was available to the at the time for these weapons. Different shapes too, Mere had 4 blades and Patu was one smooth double edged blade.

[@georgeschafer53]

Since the video is supposedly dealing with facts, let me offer a correction: Captain James Cook first landed at Gisborne, New Zealand on October 9, 1769 not in October 1767 as stated in the video (4.59). This sort of makes the other "facts" suspicious.

[@bumpupdajam]

This dude needs to look up NZ land and maori wars tells you everything about what you want to know, this aint factual..

[@Catubrannos]

Nothing controversial about cannibalism, it was well attested. Cannibalism was common throughout the Pacific including Australia. Cannibalism is still practiced by remote tribes in Papua New Guinea.

[@wierdalien1]

Catubrannos Its illegal in New Guinea because of prion diseases. however it pseudo occurs

[@johnhsmckay]

Yea its pretty well known that we used to eat people. I think there are some Maori out there that want to look back at our history with the ol rose tinted glasses haha.

[@Catubrannos]

Alistair Shaw There was an Australian documentary about 10 years ago where a documentarist travelled into the highlands to study a tribe. He was accepted by the tribe but they told him that his cameraman had to join as well or they'd eat him as he was regarded as a burden as he did nothing. The cameraman was allowed to leave instead.

[@Catubrannos]

John McKay Do you know anything about the story of Remuera? It's supposedly means burnt backside or similar and refers to a princess of a rival tribe that was eaten. There is some debate about this but given the wealthy suburb the area is now, it would be amusing if so.

[@Chownz]

And in most parts of Europe as well; including the Scots/Picts!!

[@andywatson611]

Not everyone had the facial tattoo's. They were only permitted to those who of distinction. About 10 years ago I was working in a small coastal town in the South Island when local council workers fixing footpaths dug up bones. The local archaelogist (yes there was one in the town) was called. On examination of the site and the bones he pointed out to me the remains of the cooking oven, he confirmed the bones as human and showed me the charring that had ocurred to them, most likely having been cannibalised he said.

[@sunpacbrolygokuzu3609]

For "Mere" you roll the "R" so it sounds like "Meh" "Reh" but together. Also the Ta Moko is to display our Whakapapa(Geneology).

[@capstaoner9466]

say med air real quick

[@edenallen3177]

CAPSTA ONER

[@82179gett]

James Slander no he's not

[@yogibear4682]

No it isnt, Maori never rolled their R's.

[@lennoxthompson2989]

yes we do

[@destinytaare2305]

I'm so disappointed with this video. You really need to do your research as a majority of your information is wrong especially the arrival of cook.

[@libgapper9761]

Im sure simon is well more educated than you are

[@dr.geniusbuck2163]

lib gapper about our culture? Hell no

[@undercoverwarrior3149]

lib gapper i Think you shouldn’t argue with Maori about Maori culture

[@ratchetani9261]

every time he said moweriee. I threw my laptop onto the ground

[@catg8383]

Daily Anii lol

[@samzy924]

How where you then able to watch it till the end?🤔

[@GeekGamer666]

A robust laptop, lol.

[@thabro0939]

Stop lying keint lol

[@toninuku8783]

Mere club

[@TiaDeeRants]

the image at 6:34 is one of my ancestors. Herewini Tupe, my 5th generation back grandfather. I’ve never seen that version of the imagine before and I’m wondering if I could some how have access to the full image/where you found it? thanks!

[@captaincracker8980]

Tia dee interesting, you should contact the channel, they have Twitter and Facebook links in their profile/about page.

[@karlbates1172]

This dude should have gone the professional courtesy of understanding the pronunciation of the maori language. I'm a pakeha and his pronunciation even grinds me up the wrong way.

[@888jabs]

You obviously can't tell the difference between a NZ Maori and an Australian Aboriginal.

[@jerrybrewster5457]

jabster mate theres clearly a bunch of differences

[@jaymeebenton2845]

bro wtf

[@TomRiddler-m3j]

jerry brewster the difference is that one can get a job

[@strongattemptstoexplainthe3337]

both diffrent countrys

[@cherie5308]

I'm also from NZ and as much as I love your other vids, this one had me cringing. Please, please learn to pronounce the language of a culture you are speaking about properly and take the time to get your facts straight.

[@jaymeebenton2845]

thank u for saying that im from nz as well this vid annoyed me soooo much sure we did some bad stuff but look at parihaka everyone look at that read into it our people went through hell with the settlers

[@piripihiku7506]

Thank You, honestly!!!

[@Todsor]

lol foreigners have been pronouncing our Chinggis khan's name wrong for 700 hundred years and counting. Let alone mispronunciation, we've still been called tatars, barbarians etc. You people must have a super shiny glass heart to get annoyed by mere mispronunciation. How about some thick skin?

[@cxxldxde274]

@@Todsor yikes!

[@musicmad67]

@@Todsor I wouldn't want to learn something about Genghis Khan from someone who pronounced it wrong

[@grantthompson9131]

Cannibalism was a routine funerary practice in Europe about 15,000 years ago, with people eating their dead not out of necessity but rather as part of their culture.

[@joshuakaha1115]

Leave it to a brit to say the British were TOTALLY civil and we're absolutely attacked :^ ]

[@MisterCovek]

What's more logical and realistic? A man who's traveled the world, attacking a group of people for no reason after he's just traveled across the globe... Or a group of natives who see a huge ship full of white people - both of which they have never seen before - attack the Europeans out of fear?

[@kittycat-kg4dm]

Joshwa arohanui to u bro the amount of white privilege on here makes me sick to my stomach I’ve been replying to pakeha old men’s comments for like an hour 😂😂😭😭😭 the disrespect to my ancestors angers me so so much

[@jonathanhale8388]

MisterCovek out of fear? Ha. They wanted to eat them and shrink their heads. It is proven that certain races have higher capacities. The brains of certain groups will never evolve, but will remain primal like lesser animals. Like reptiles or fish, cannibals are the lowest order of primate.

[@KallusGarnet]

we are civil because we eat people with a knife and fork with our mouths closed at the dinner table thank your very much.

[@gitsurfer27]

I'm British and our past colonialism was horrific and beyond brutal, we were anything but civil. The cultures we laid to waste is so sad.

[@papatuanuku3545]

My Tupuna ( ancestor) was a paramount chief higher then a normal chief, he was from a rangatira ( High Chief ) Iine. He had 6 wifes, I belong to the first wife line. My tupuna was a "casanova" he loved his women and he was seen 2 other chief wifes behind there backs as well. One day my tupuna and his first wife and oldest son who was 15 at that time, they went to stay with a hapu ( Village) over the hills for the weekend. The first nite they stayed ( Friday ) nite my tupuna had a premonition dream, that saturday morning when he woke, he told his wife and son to pack up there belongings and go straight home, they didn't ask why or how come? Because he was a rangitata & it was a no no to question is ability or situations, he said to his wife and son I see yous tonight, he needed to do some thing's, they headed home with half of his warriors the rest stay remain with him. That nite my tupuna sneak out to meet up with the 2 chief's wifes, when him and his warriors arrived to the spot where the chiefs wife's where, they were ambushed by the 2 chief's and there warriors, my tupuna warriors were killed. They took my tupuna to a canyon on the other side of the hills and murder him by cutting him up in pieces and skirted him 100 metres north, east, south and west why that because know one can find the remains of my tupuna, was a sad lost for his wife's and oldest son who was next one to the rangatira line, the oldest male line. One day his oldest son who had great respect for other Iwi ( tribes ). When he turn 18yrs he had Mana ( strength ) to ask the other Iwi for help, for the revenge of the death of his father, from north east south and west Iwi came together and wiped out the 2 chief's hapu and took the two chief's back to my mum's ( Marae ) in ( Te Kuiti )they killed them and ate them. Why to break the Tapu ( curse) and because my tupuna was from a rangatira line. They won't. He was "Tutemahurangi" my Tupuna. We carry his surname today 2018 he was born in the 16-17 hundreds.

[@richardbruce8111]

this is aweful stuff KANE just like my Celtic ancestors let it GO 1 to3 wifes is more than any bloke needs (unless he is a billy goat) focus on the NOW Dance SING enough of this killing & cunning bonking that gets you killed, do better TODAY

[@noemamamaka3368]

Whether we like or not sometimes, we have a saying in Hawaii/mo'i WE ARE WHO WE WERE. mahalo piha for this riveting accounting, it is special to have been here to read it. Kia'ora, Alo hā. I am also a celt on my other side, it is ours to hand down this history so Richard Bruce show this person that respect instead of telling others to stuffing IT DOWN.

[@vivienneyeki3894]

Incredible story! Its amazing how many generations a pattern of behaviour follows. You'd better keep an eye on any Casanova qualities!

[@kimemes]

Aight bro, nobody needs to hear your life story

[@steveloiacono6431]

Thank you for sharing such a amazing story with us. I was intrigued.

[@AgentDev542]

I'm Maori. And we're not THAT scary. More like land-lovers really.

[@hello2270]

We are not that scary now

[@anaheraataahua1967]

were are you from and we are not that is so racist

[@karizmataylor3903]

Casey Hutton Right

[@mathieud6647]

You are scary in tackle

[@j.gczaricit9446]

you were no better than zulu

[@crosseyedone7960]

The Maori were cannibals. When they invaded what we now call New Zealand, there were at least two different people groups living there. One group were red haired and pale and the other light haired. Both groups were savagely murdered and devoured. There was some inter breeding and many Maori still have the red hair dna.

[@ngatibroffessor1840]

In a first for a Maori feat of engineering, the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (IPENZ) has recognised Ruapekapeka Pa as a national site of engineering significance. Built by Warrior Chief Te Ruki Kawiti in late 1845, Ruapekapeka Pa consisted of a network of rifle trenches, bunkers, tunnels and a double stockade. It was purpose built by Kawiti to counter European warfare techniques of the time. It provided views over the whole of the contested landscape of the northern campaign. In contrast to traditional pa, Ruapekapeka did not guard borders, command important routes of communication, or protect civilisations. Ruapekapeka Pa could be abandoned without qualm. The aim was to draw British troops to into battle on a difficult site. No major buildings were erected. Instead, underground rooms were built that were designed to withstand heavy bombardment. Kawiti and his men sheltered together in dark bunkers like a colony of bats, an arrangement which gave the pa its name, Ruapekapeka, “the bats nest”. After two weeks of bombardment, the British troops breached the palisades and on Sunday 11th January 1846, they entered the pa. They discovered, as with other Northern War battles, the pa had been abandoned before the troops entered. In the battle, the British suffered a total of 45 casualties, while the Maori killed and wounded numbered about 30. At the end of January 1846, Kawiti and Heke negotiated a peace with Governor Grey. Ruapekapeka Pa was never re-occupied and was left to deteriorate following the battle. Ruapekapeka was a large pa, measuring 150m x 70m, surrounded by two rows of 3m to 5m high palisades. These palisades consisted of puriri tree trunks and split timber lashed together and reinforced with bundles of protective flax padding. Between the two layers was a two metre wide trench divided into numerous gun fighter pits. When attacked, the defenders could fire through the outer palisade at ground level while remaining well protected from return fire by the fence and earthen walls of the pits. A second line of defenders could fire from the embankment over the heads of those in the outer trench. A network of underground connecting tunnels, and bomb-proof shelters, strengthened by strong puriri bearers were built within the pa. The shelters were protected by earthen roofs and robust wooden huts. During times of bombardment they provided excellent protection of the pa’s inhabitants in the same way that bomb shelters were later used in WWI. Scattered within and behind the pa were felled tree trunks and raised mounds to provide cover should the palisades be breached and to hinder the attackers in the event of a direct assault. This type of pa was far better equipped to handle cannon fire than traditional pa, but almost as important as its innovative construction was the location. A pa built inland, a long way from European supply sources and navy ships was in a strong position. The attackers had to travel through rough, unfamiliar territory, dragging all their equipment with them and would have little choice when it came to finding a suitable base camp. Following the battle, the site was not re-occupied and was left to deteriorate. As a result, the timber palisades have completely decayed and disappeared. The system of tunnels and shelters have also deteriorated over time, however there is clear evidence of the trenches and mounds that formed the pa. A well on the site remains intact. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00165.htm

[@blixten2928]

Seems that the warrior peoples were the only ones able to fend of predatory Europeans for any length of time - Zulu, Apache, Maori. And the latter despite devastating pandemics. One cannot approve of societies of murderous warriors perhaps, morally, but it's great to hear SOMEBODY was really able to resist European rapacity.

[@berserk9085]

​@@blixten2928Maori practiced Cannibalism and Infantcide you Racist.

[@crinixplayz_2233]

Im Maori And This Is Kinda Offensive :( and the mere club is named "Patu" and they were made from greenstone

[@TheBroTee]

CrinixPlayZ _ the mere was for Woman Patu for the Man

[@lizahenry3343]

CrinixPlayZ _ no patu means to hit or strike he is right it is called a mere.

[@trongopai7474]

he's got it right, he just butchered the pronunciation of it. It's pronounced (meh-re)

[@grapejuice3724]

trongopai yeah and you gotta roll the r

[@shitpostingsandwhich]

CrinixPlayZ jade and greenstone are the same thing

[@simbametallum551]

I think I learned more about the Maori from Alien Weaponry...

[@JKR9488]

I find the māori really fascinating, glad to see their culture is holding on despite the larger Anglo culture around them

[@marionetteproject508]

mhm and also the fact that their origins is from south east asia

[@fresh8481]

you really butchered the word maori

[@o-ogaming6202]

Is it pronounced like MAH-'Oh-ri? I don't really know how to transliteralte like a linguist. I'm also really interested.

[@jack-o-lantern3382]

O-O Gaming look up how to pronounce Maori vowels, then add the consonants, and you can say any word! Simple as that

[@dank8142]

O-O Gaming not even close

[@Max-sr5cn]

Hahaha chur bro he did aye

[@BoobyTrap8]

Not only the word Maori. Mere. Pronounced Me-re not Mere. lols

[@naviuluinaceva1817]

We Fijians were used to be known as Cannibal people. This was before Christianity came to us!!

[@ashthegreat1]

Deficiencies in the narrative aside, this clip shows why the Maori are one of the most successful post-colonial indigenous races. They were fit, smart, maintained healthy population controls and their prowess in battle secured them a treaty with the crown that serves them to this day. Their culture and language still endures strong in NZ, among both Maori and pakeha (whites).

[@trex2957]

It also came at the end (of the beginning) of the colonial era, and at a time when more than one colonial power were interested in legitimising their ownership. But if you think it was because Maori militarily (or in any other way) matched the Brits.. go for it. As for Maori language it would have been utterly obliterated unless the Crown threw resources at saving it during the last forty years. But if you think it's perseverance is indicative of some sort of innate stoicism unique to Maori language and culture, again... go ahead. I just worry about the future when (white) post-colonial guilt gives way to Polynesian apathy towards the concerns of New Zealand's entitled natives. Then Maori language will have to stand on its own two legs, and special privileges for anyone, or any indigenous culture will be a hard sell politically.

[@bl4zedre4per62]

T Rex they did match the brits, nz was a jungle and the English were being picked off in small groups, English men were dying at a rapid rate plus the French were also on their way so the treaty was made so France couldn't interfere. If the treaty wasn't made England would have been forced to fight on he beaches against France or in the jungle against the Maori either way the only reason they "won" was because of diplomatic reasons. They were getting fucked up physically by the Maori...

[@blixten2928]

@@trex2957 Oh great, a rant. Well, we needed one of these.

[@Sarah-jane-pz3sl]

Pakeha is breath of another land we don't do skin colour here....Your native..Tangatawhenua, or foreign Pakeha...

[@Twrink]

I’m from Nagaland and there’s so much similarities in culture, war dance, tattoos, head hunting etc

[@diggydodges3826]

Cracking skulls, taking opponents heads off, eating opponents, facial tattoos. MIKE TYSON. LOL

[@828maori5]

DIGGY DODGES well... Mike Tyson did mention his tattoo was based on Maori Culture when he visited New Zealand

[@jigabojigabo5244]

Lmao

[@kotokuingoakozanna6456]

I've lived, born, & raised in New Zealand. And never in my whole life ever heard about number 7 😑 The dead were buried and dug back up just to be buried again ? Never heard of it 😕 But other than that shot 💫

[@mattt6915]

Ko Toku ingoa ko Zanna Hahunga Tupapaku Very common i nga wa o mua Learn your history Chur

[@JJ-xp6mr]

It's true bruv. Another practice was where bodies were left in certain trees and allowed to decompose and then, once only the bones were left, they were placed in the burial caves and a tapu placed over them

[@bwhit6541]

Chris Jones pohutakawa trees in whakatane were used for that exact reason. They also killed slaves and buried them at the 4 corners of a newly built marae to give the marae life

[@kotokuingoakozanna6456]

***** Maybe I'm not from i nga wa o mua eah. & chur chur 😄

[@cilthyfunt]

haven't even watched the vid and I know already that u don't mention the MOST IMPORTANT fact about maori warriors and that Is that they are just impersonating red haired,white skinned celtic warriors ,the 1st settlers to their land who gave them their scrolls and circles in their tattoos and who originally had the facial tattoos that they imitated ,they(THE CELTS) also advanced their(THE MAORI) technology far beyond the tribes they came from - FACT

[@Kaylee_4740]

I'm Australian an even I know most of this video was wrong

[@malakiwilson6633]

😂😂😂 Oh mate.

[@hoinx2495]

Kristie Lee Lego lol

[@liltag_9869]

Kristie Lee Lego yes

[@Saucyakld]

Mostly right, what would an Aussie know about NZ history seeing they slaughtered millions of their aborigines?

[@TobiasTheWolf]

We know plenty about NZ, their our neighbor. If you wanted to jab at Australia for killing aboriginals just make the jab, don't hide behind our knowledge on NZ like a coward.

[@warbzy3202]

Why do you have a picture of an aboriginal lady n boy, this is wrong 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@freddypedraza2066]

The British once told them about king Leonidas They replied 'never heard of her'

[@BXGUY73]

I doubt they would be able to defeat "her" - (King Leonidas). SPARTANS with their shields, spears and swords would have "waxed" (defeated) the Maori.

[@BXGUY73]

@Flesh AF Don't confuse time periods and battle tactics.

[@BXGUY73]

@Flesh AF Well you would have to consider the weaponry and tactics used by each when it comes to Spartans vs Maori because the Spartans/Greeks had shields, some body armor with swords & spears AGAINST the MAORI who have NO body armor and the best they can muster is a club. Not even a fair fight when you consider both Spartans & Maori were born and raised to fight. I'd pick the Spartans to win "8 days out of the week" against the Maori.

[@BXGUY73]

@Flesh AF What does that have to do with the Maori vs Spartans in one on one combat? Absolutely NOTHING! A Spartan with his shield spear, and sword, would "WAX" a Maori who has NO armor. It's not up for discussion so give it up.

[@lunasky1819]

I find the Maori are very proud people, and rightly so I also think the markings on their face to be very significant to the Maori, and also very beautiful.

[@waimariemclean2759]

Everytime he said Mere wrong, I had the urge to punch myself in the face

[@TheMrrabbit1968]

I had the urge to punch HIM in the face.

[@plwpahi]

I thought number 1 would be the invention of trench warfare.

[@plwpahi]

@@skeleton9531 I've never heard any of that before. I thought the Europeans were into lining up their cannon fodder & shouting "FIRE!". As for Ghrngis, I don't know what to say. On the one hand I think this might be an anecdotal story, but on the other hand, I didn't think much of him, but this would be cool. Two indigenous people with the same practical thought processes. I wonder how similar the trench designs were. Did they have undergound bunkers as well? Where can I look this up, & do they have layouts & pictures of the trenches? Please be true.

[@plwpahi]

@@skeleton9531 Nice. Thanks. That is so cool.

[@stevewixom9311]

@@skeleton9531 No it was not a dumb tactic at the time it was used. It reflected the accuracy of the weapons at the time. Only with massed fire did one side have much chance of hitting anything. It wasn't until rifled muskets were able to be manufactured in mass quantities at much less cost that that tactic was replaced.

[@Straun30]

The facial "tatoo" is called a Ta Moko, Maoris commonly refer to it as simply moko. Saying the lines showed bravery and strength oversimplifies the moko. Each symbol has a meaning, and they also can display skills like a weapons master, they also from whet I understand are highly specific to the tribe and one side is from one side of the family and the other side is from the other, and thus sometimes you see a half face Moko, and a clean dividing line down the centre. The Haka as well is used in ritual, not even primarily war. I was at a home on my mission where 5 boys father just passed, and as he lay in the corner on the first of 3 days, the kids ripped off their shirts and all did a haka sending their father off. There are a lot of times its used tribally.

[@1leech]

Gunga galunga....

[@giovannip.1433]

The 'Mere' is pronounced 'Meh reh' ... Some of those 'misunderstandings' include using some of the natives as 'target practice' - to the surprise of the imported militia the 'natives' got aggressive. Since the interaction of Europeans seeking to gain resources and dominate the region sales of weapons, disruption of trade, biological warfare, the culture has adapted and changed. Prior to the 1600's the indigenous population traded and wed between tribes and nations. As did the Aborigines of Australia- they were not 'a bunch of nomadic hunter gatherers' but were farmers, trading nationally vast amounts of unprocessed and processed products- including flour. Trench warfare was developed by the indigenous 'New Zealanders' in resistance to bombardment of cannon because they wouldn't move off the land they and their ancestors had lived on for- depending on which tribe- some over a thousand years. They developed it and the British refined it in the Boer wars and later. Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Have a look at some of the Ted X tutorials.

[@communistsinthegazebo4457]

Best scientific estimates place Maori colonizing New Zealand as early as 1200 AD or as late as 1300 AD they had not been on this land for thousands of years ( Aboriginal Australians and Torres strait peopled had).

[@manaiaparata157]

@@communistsinthegazebo4457 gtfo

[@communistsinthegazebo4457]

I appreciate your well thought out and informed rebuttal. A worthy academic adversary indeed.

[@Sarah-jane-pz3sl]

Kia Ora😊

[@shinjones2064]

Take note: there were many tribes, all who descended from different Polynesian cultures. Meaning that there were definitely tribes with different ideals, beliefs, and traditions. I do not doubt that there was at least one tribe that did some of the things listed in this video but it does not speak for every iwi.

[@princerschannel7426]

don't worry here in philipines some old remote Provence here we carve tattoes too

[@isaacstocking7746]

All islands carve their tattoos in

[@erickmoenga1206]

Remember they are the natives ..original people

[@dniblet1630]

Not on the face for war or bravery ... this isn’t about the Philippines

[@harleybroughton6071]

Not worried😂

[@cringeez1183]

Yeah that's totally normal in new Zealand 😂 and it's not even scary

[@siyandajola585]

5:20.. "Cook wanted to interact with the Maori's peacefully" - wtf?! How do you know? That's Cooks version of the story. What was Cook doing in their land to begin with? There's no "misunderstanding", Cook and his people wanted to colonize. If you going to tell a story, make sure your perspective and motives are clear😒

[@captaincracker8980]

Siyanda Jola it’s been historically proven he was peaceful, even after being attacked and some of his crew eaten.

[@rongo1741]

you preach girl

[@siyandajola585]

captain Cracker if you can tell me who wrote that "history", there you'll find the truth..

[@snoozyq9576]

With that logic, how could you know? Follow your own logic before you criticise pls...

[@SakuCzads682]

@@captaincracker8980 he wasnt peaceful. You should learn the maoris version of this because you are wrong

[@flydiiqqiidy]

A+ for effort, B- for research though. I'm proud to be Maori, 1 of the most humble and fierce races you'll ever meet. We're very spiritual people that take pride in our ancestors koz family is important to us. I dunno about the killing of babies not every iwi (tribe) was the same. This is what I know as a male Maori from Te Arawa (Rotorua). Anybody feel free to extend or correct me. 1. Ta moko (tattoos) - is to show our whakapapa (family history), every line is to show who we represent. 2. Haka ("War dance") - was also used to greet guests, send off our dead and show respect to those who accomplish victories e.g win a rugby game. 3. Mere (meh-deh) - is correct but I bet a lot of kiwis probably cringed at the way you said it lol. 4. Dead reburied - That was the first time I've heard of that, I dunno if that's koz other iwi did this or I just didn't know. 5. War strategy - I could say was legit, we're pretty clever like that lol. 6. Head trophies - Was to show victory over rivals and to warn enemies. 7. Captain Cook - I fully doubt the Maori could have started this conflict unless James Cook disrespected that particular iwi. 8. Hongi Hika - You may have got right koz he saw the importance of technology and wanted to learn more to use against enemies. 9. Infanticide - Like I said before family is VERY important to us so I don't believe this was practiced. 10. Cannibalism - was correct except wairua means spirit. Eating the brain also helped gain enemies knowledge so the higher the ranked enemy the better. Well done for trying and apologies if MY research is wrong, this is what I was taught from my elders and research I have done about my culture. The rest of you kiwis hating chill tf out, at least he tried. "Oh but he got stuff wrong" STFU you go make a video about our culture then maybe people won't get information wrong.

[@michaelhead5386]

Fly DiiqqiiDY I myself am not Maori but I agree

[@jackmarino3651]

Fly DqqiiDY 4. Dead reburied - this was done when a warrior chief in particular was killed in battle and they were able to recover the body(tupapaku). The body was buried in a hidden cave or somewhere similar, a year later it was, well the remains were recovered by a tohunga, cleaned of any flesh or such like that may still be clinging to it and the bones reburied at a secret location. This was done so the bones would not be made into flutes, or worse still, basket hangers had that particular warrior's body not been recovered. 9. Infanticide - This may have been carried out, but is highly unlikely because the population of Maori could never really warrant it. Most tribes and haapu had low numbers, so if any woman of child bearing age, young girls, even young boys were captured in times of battle, or just taken (kidnapped), they more often than not were incorporated into the tribe that kidnapped them as one of their own. Remember, our ancestors name for the female gender was "Te Whare Tangata" for want of a better translation, "The House of Humanity', a perfect example of this is Te Arawa's own, Te Aokapurangi, of Ngaati Rangiwewehi, who was kidnapped by Nga Puhi as a child, and returned many years later, the wife of a Nga Puhi high chief, aroha, kei te wareware tana ingoa. So these are my reasoning's to doubt the case for infanticide, simply because of a lack of numbers, kaore taku whakaaro anake, aku koroua ke

[@flydiiqqiidy]

Jack Marino huh... I guess you learn something everyday lol cheers for that

[@azbgames6827]

Fly DiiqqiiDY humble? these comments say otherwise...

[@vivienneyeki3894]

After an exact year, the head was buried separately from the body, in a 'box' of its own in preparation for the journey to 'heaven' .

[@melissajury7670]

So you can refer to haka and mana by their proper names, but won't call the tattoos by their proper name, which is ta moko. Also, they were not just a representation of our bravery, they also demonstrate who we are, our family lines, our positions in life and our heritage.

[@mayhem1994]

Melissa Jury I legit want to go to new Zealand and exprince the the culture and learn about everything such a beautiful place 😊😊😊😊😊

[@melissajury7670]

jake palmer I haven't been, but ny family immigrated to Australia from New Zealand, and we're Maori, so I feel that desire

[@johndears9825]

the far north has pretty nice beaches

[@jaskau2462]

john Dears Not at all...here in FIN is just ugly beaches (and ´bietches)

[@johndears9825]

JaskaU2 bruh I'm from kaitaia and I've been to most of beaches up there and if you know where to go they're beautiful