ABSTRACT
Fully incorporated into the social and economic life of New Zealand, with the same rights and duties as other citizens, the Maori2 remain a distinctive minority. With their dusky skins and Polynesian features, they look different from the Pakeha (New Zealanders of European stock).3 Though they form less than 7 per cent of the total population, in certain limited areas-all rural-they equal or outnumber Pakehas. And, while they share a large area of common culture and experience with the rest of the population, they continue to cherish their Maoritanga, which has the double meaning of 'pride in being Maori' and 'Maori ways'. Many of these Maori ways have their origin in traditional Maori culture, but others are based on ideas borrowed from the Pakeha and adapted to serve Maori needs and aims.
