Nā ngā tīpuna o te iwi Māori te kurī i mau ki Aotearoa i te rau tau atu i te tau 1200. Ka nui atu, ka pakari atu ngā kurī i Aotearoa tērā i ngā kurī kei ērā o ngā moutere i Te Moananui-a-Kiwa. Kei waenganui i te 13 me te 15 koma-mano te taumaha (Te Ara 2015). / The ancestors of the Māori people brought the dog to Aotearoa/New Zealand from Polynesia in the 13th century. The dogs in Aotearoa/New Zealand were bigger and stronger than dogs on the Pacific islands. Their average weight was between 13 and 15 kilograms.

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