Claim: The Moriori, Patupaiarehe, Waitaha and "Marungarunga" peoples arrived in New Zealand before the Maori people.
Fact-check: No truth to myth that Maori were not New Zealand's first people
Verdict: false. overwhelming evidence demonstrates maori were the first humans to inhabit nz.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-06-17T00:00:00