Unlike Maori, many of the European settlers didn't speak Te Reo Maori. Instead the spoke English. As you can imagine, it was very difficult for the two groups to communicate because they didn't have a dictionary or translator. For your task we have to translate five phrases with google translate.
Phrases
1. Nau mai ki Aotearoa, Welcome to New Zealand
2. Tia is my name, Ko Tia toku ingoa
3. What is your name? He aha to ingoa
4. He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro. I like to play ruby
5. Where do you come from? No hea koe?