Thank you, Sun Lion.
Your input are always appreciated.
I've had a look at New Zealand and it's Maori culture, but there are a few things I couldn't find the answers to, perhaps someone here can help?
And I ask because I genuinely wish to learn about New Zealand. (Frankly, I don't care if Kate flashed the crowd for three nano-seconds. If anyone
was flashed yesterday it sure was Kate!
).
Anyway, to my astonishment I've learned that New Zealand has abolished its combat fighter capabillity. Does, that mean that Australian fighters cover New Zealand airspace?
I understand that the Maori warrior culture has been adopted by the armed forces to some extent, as we saw yesterday.
How much has the Maori culture and costums taken up in New Zealand in general?
I understand the Maoris constitute some 15% of the population. But how about the rest? Is the Maori culture one, more or less secondary, part of the national heritage or is it a significant part of the New Zealand national identity?
In other words is it fashionable to be Maori?
- To explain: The Viking heritage is a part of my national and cultural identity, even though few, if any, of my ancestors would have been genuine Vikings.
That's what I'm getting at when I ask about the Maori influence.
Because I've also heard the New Zealanders being described as more English than the English.