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Maori culture is very much alive in the Bay of Isl
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Maori culture

Recent years have seen a renaissance of a rich heritage steeped in ritual, symbolism, mythology, and music. Maori culture, though of Polynesian origin, developed very distinctive aspects in isolation so far south in the Pacific.

Written Feb 8, 2003

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