New Zealand – South Island New Zealand is broken up into two islands, the North and South. The native people of New Zealand are Māori. Since 1987 Māori has been one of New Zealand’s official languages.  New Zealand’s Māori people define themselves as tribes.  Over the centuries the tribes have combined, while others have divided, and they have moved from place to place in New Zealand known to Māori as Aotearoa. The Māori people are beautiful and have Polynesian and European features.Read more