World/Landscape

Maori are the tangata whenua or "indigenous people of the land" of Aotearoa New Zealand. Maori cultures landscape is located on the natural environment of forests, sea, rivers, lakes and mountains. The islands of New Zealand is the homeland of the Maori. They make up 14% of our population which equals out to 600,000. Today, 80 percent of the Maori live in the urban areas of New Zealand. New Zealand consists of two islands, the North Island and the South Island. The North island is hilly with areas of flat rolling terrain. The South Island is larger and more mountainous. Prior to the arrival of humans, both islands were densely forested.

Islands of New Zealand