Complex sentence: However, the voting rules that applied to the European settlers did not apply to Maori-and their situation is still unique, in that a number of seats in the New Zealand parliament are reserved exclusively for Maori.
Split into simpler sentences: However, the voting rules that applied to the European settlers did not apply to Maori-and their situation is still unique. Even in the 21st Century, a number of seats in the New Zealand parliament are reserved exclusively for Maori.