How come European New Zealanders embraced the native Maori tradition while Australians did not?

Question

How come European New Zealanders embraced the native Maori tradition while Australians did not?

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Answer 1

I’m always surprised at how little time passed between the arrivals of Maoris in NZ and Europeans. It’s like 350 years give or take.

Lazily I used to assume they had a similar story to the aboriginal people in Australia.