Neighbors

In the 17th century the Europeans had discovered their way over to New Zealand making an enormous change to the Maori way of life. The culture had adopted many aspects of Western society and a different culture. The relationship between the two was friendlessness and very little disagreement. Even though the conflict in the 1860's making tension over a disputed land sales became a problem. European New Zealanders had become the largest ethnic group in New Zealand, while the Maori follows. The Maori today continue to suffer the social problems though. A lot of the urban are considered "urban dwellers". They face the difficulty with alcoholism, domestic violence, and under-employment or unemployment.

Maori and European settlers