Early colonial accounts often generalized about the Maories in ways that reveal more about the writers than about the people they described.

The Maori carving displayed at the museum drew visitors' admiration.

A Maori elder led the welcome ceremony at the cultural festival.

She speaks Maori fluently and teaches it to her students.

Many older books refer to Maoris, but that term is now dated and can be offensive.

Her Maoriness was evident in the haka she performed and the stories she passed down.

I added several Maori onions to the stew for a mild, sweet flavor.

The Maori onion blooms in late spring with tall spikes of yellow flowers along coastal cliffs.

The university offers an intensive course in Cook Islands Maori for students interested in Pacific languages.

Maoribank is a quiet suburb with native bush reserves on the outskirts of Upper Hutt.