Maori Quotes

19 quotes from 13 authors

Step into the heartbeat of Aotearoa through quotes that sing of green fields, fierce haka, and the drive to outshine any challenge. Nineteen reflections from thirteen contributors paint a vivid picture of Maori pride, community, and the raw power of cultural identity. If you love stories of heritage, you may also enjoy pages on indigenous wisdom, tribal rituals, or the spirit of the Pacific.

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In Maori culture there's a lot of humor and just as quickly we are able to express grief.

Rachel House

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Pretty much all my mother's side is Kiwi, and we have a strong Maori heritage.

Robert Whittaker

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I'm part Maori. My mum's Maori, and she raised me. And my grandma, she's Maori.

Jemaine Clement

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I've been fascinated with Maori culture since I was a kid.

Jason Momoa

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As kids, we all thought Bob Marley was Maori.

Taika Waititi

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“the Maori and their haka. It is death. It is death, they chant. To terrify, to petrify.”

Louise Penny

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When I found out more about the Maori culture, I fell in love with it, and with the people, too.

Jason Momoa

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My mother's Maori, and my father's Australian. I take my strength from both my ancestors, and I'm really privileged.

Robert Whittaker

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It feels like there's a lot of Maori artists who are doing very well in the world which is nice.

Rachel House

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Kiwis, we love a good one out. We love a good fight. This is part of the culture. Straight up. We're a…

Israel Adesanya

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“Our people once were warriors. But unlike you, Jake, they were people with mana, pride; people with spirit. If my spirit can…

Alan Duff

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Maori get pigeonholed into the idea they're spiritual and telling stories like 'Whale Rider' and 'Once Were Warriors,' quite serious stuff, but…

Taika Waititi

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If you asked someone who was a Maori about how they felt about how they were treated in Australia or New Zealand,…

Laurence Fishburne

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I've never not felt Maori, ever. And because of the era I grew up in, I was never not seen as that.…

Rachel House

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When I made 'Whale Rider' - of course, I'm not Maori and have no business, as a white girl, telling people how…

Niki Caro

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The Maori culture is different than our culture where we're most likely to introduce ourselves by email or fax and we conduct…

Niki Caro

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“Utu--Maori revenge. 'Do everything well, boy. Do it better than them. Be a better rugby player, better at your job. Outshine them…

Kris Pearson

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How beautiful the green green grass My home, my land, my people Aotearoa Its a place where children run free Happiness and…

Stunner Shades

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“It's the shape of the stories that matters, the way belief forms around it. The story has real weight', He pointed at…

Karen Healey

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