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They are distinguished for their bravery.  The Maori Battalion was a corps made up of Maori soldiers that distinguished itself in the Second World War.  They excel in rugby union and rugby league, traditionally making up a large presence in All Black (rugby union) and Kiwi (league) teams.  Their presence in the All Blacks was often controversial when they toured the South Africa.  Maori's were excluded until 1970, when the protest group "Halt All Racist Tours" (Hart) pressured the rugby union to demand that Maori players be allowed to tour.<ref>http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/article/sid=4052.html</ref>   

They are distinguished for their bravery.  The Maori Battalion was a corps made up of Maori soldiers that distinguished itself in the Second World War.  They excel in rugby union and rugby league, traditionally making up a large presence in All Black (rugby union) and Kiwi (league) teams.  Their presence in the All Blacks was often controversial when they toured the South Africa.  Maori's were excluded until 1970, when the protest group "Halt All Racist Tours" (Hart) pressured the rugby union to demand that Maori players be allowed to tour.<ref>http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/article/sid=4052.html</ref>   

They are overwhelmingly Christian <ref>http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/prod_serv.nsf/htmldocs/Census+snapshot:+Maori</ref>, having been converted from their myths and legends 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.     

Maori speak a rich sonorous language which is one of the two national languages of [[New Zealand]].  However less than 1 in 4 Maoris 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.  Unfortunately, Maori's are heavily featured in many of New Zealand's negative statistics such as unemployment and imprisonment <ref>By 1989 Maori were 49% of sentenced prisoners while making up 8% of the

Maori speak a rich sonorous language which is one of the two national languages of [[New Zealand]].  However less than 1 in 4 Maoris 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.  Unfortunately, Maori's are heavily featured in many of New Zealand's negative statistics such as unemployment and imprisonment <ref>By 1989 Maori were 49% of sentenced prisoners while making up 8% of the