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They are overwhelmingly Christian,<ref>http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/prod_serv.nsf/htmldocs/Census+snapshot:+Maori</ref> having been converted by early British missionaries.
They are overwhelmingly Christian,<ref>http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/prod_serv.nsf/htmldocs/Census+snapshot:+Maori</ref> having been converted by early British missionaries.
Te Reo Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language which is one of the two national languages of [[New Zealand]]. Fewer than one in four Māori people speak the language, though this is being addressed with the recent (2007) introduction of a Maori TV channel and emphasis in schools on learning the language. ''Kura'' or Māori immersion schools are another way in which the language is being preserved. Unfortunately, Māori are heavily featured in many of New Zealand's negative statistics such as unemployment and imprisonment. They are often reliant on government aid and state housing.<ref>By 1989 Māori were 49% of sentenced prisoners while making up just 8% of the total population aged 15 years and over. [http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:TT6PjpyASNoJ:www.howardleague.co.nz/factsheets/8.pdf+Maori+statistics&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=15&gl=nz&client=firefox-a]</ref>
Te Reo Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language which is one of the three national languages of [[New Zealand]], the others being English and NZ sign language. Fewer than one in four Māori people speak the language, though this is being addressed with the recent (2007) introduction of a Maori TV channel and emphasis in schools on learning the language. ''Kura'' or Māori immersion schools are another way in which the language is being preserved. Unfortunately, Māori are heavily featured in many of New Zealand's negative statistics such as unemployment and imprisonment. They are often reliant on government aid and state housing.<ref>By 1989 Māori were 49% of sentenced prisoners while making up just 8% of the total population aged 15 years and over. [http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:TT6PjpyASNoJ:www.howardleague.co.nz/factsheets/8.pdf+Maori+statistics&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=15&gl=nz&client=firefox-a]</ref>
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