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Māori responses in the early contact period were determined by well-established customs and practices. The notions of mana, tapu and utu were sources of both order and dispute in Māori society. They were practical forces at work in everyday matters. Mana – the individual presence Mana is often referred to as status; a person with manaContinue reading “Māori values and practices that influenced their interactions with Europeans”