Polynesian people of NZ (5)

I believe the answer is:

maori

(Other definitions for maori that I've seen before include "antipodean language" , "Member of aboriginal people of New Zealand" , "Indigenous New Zealanders" , "Native of Aotearoa" , "Polynesian aboriginal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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