Nō te rau tau atu i 1700 ka tae te Pākehā me ngā kiore o Nōwei ki Aotearoa. I te rau tau 1800 ka tae ake ngā kiore noho kaipuke. Ko ētahi o ngā ingoa Māori mō ēnei kiore ko te pou o Hawaiki, ko muritai (Te Ara 2012). / Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) were introduced to New Zealand by Europeans in the 18th century, and ship rats (Rattus rattus) in the 19th century. Māori names for these rats included pou-o-Hawaiki and muritai.

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