• HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    We wernt - the Moriori were here before us. Common NZ knowledge.

    Its also common knowledge we ate alot of them…

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      4 months ago

      Common misconception actually. Moriori are an offshoot of Māori, most likely Ngai Tahu, who arrived in Aotearoa during the same migration period as everyone else.

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        4 months ago

        Well I have a few history teachers im now very unimpressed with.

        Anything else I’ve missed? Apart from the pluto thing…