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In what ways was Maori society changed by arrival of sealers, whalers and traders (consider all aspects of society)? Which of the groups mentioned above had the biggest impact on Maori society and what was that impact? Many things changed when the sealers, whalers and traders introduced themselves to New Zealand. It is impossible to know the exact reaction and change of the Maori people because of these three groups, but we can assume that …

…small in numbers, they had a huge influence because of their interesting and different lifestyle, which was introduced to New Zealand. The Maori were now left a culture that was not their own, it had been broken down by the attraction of the European world. It is said that the Maoris were drawn ‘into a net of Europe’s commerce and into the grip of its power’ which left it lost in ‘a disordered world’.