@prefix dbpprop: . dbpprop:pop . @prefix foaf: . foaf:homepage ; foaf:page . @prefix ns2: . dbpprop:reference ns2:en , , . @prefix rdfs: . rdfs:label "M\u0101ori in the United Kingdom"@en . @prefix dbpedia-owl: . dbpedia-owl:thumbnail ; dbpprop:abstract "M\u0101ori in the United Kingdom are a subgroup of the larger Pacific Islander community in the UK and include New Zealand born M\u0101ori immigrants to the United Kingdom as well as their British born descendants. At the start of the millennium, approximately 8,000 M\u0101ori resided in England alone (as opposed to the United Kingdom as a whole). Historically M\u0101ori have been famed in the UK for their athletic prowess on the rugby field as well as their various artistic skills. Many of these entertainers who came to the UK received highly positive reviews and many decided to stay due to better prospects and opportunities. M\u0101kereti (Maggie) Papakura of Whakarewarewa is one example of an early M\u0101ori immigrant who came to the country touring with a troupe of performers; she married in 1912 and lived in the UK for the rest of her life. During World War I significant numbers of M\u0101ori troops came to the UK in order to help fight with the British Army (during this time period military service was one of the main reasons why some M\u0101ori moved overseas). Many of these were actually housed in Papakura's Oxfordshire mansion. Later on in the 1950s, a small group of M\u0101ori residing in the British capital established the London M\u0101ori Club. The aim was to promote M\u0101ori culture through the performance of traditional songs and war dances. In 1971 the group renamed itself Ngati Ranana M\u0101ori Club. To this day the the Ngati Ranana cultural group hosts weekly meetings, language classes and celebrations. By far the most well known aspect of M\u0101ori culture in the UK is the traditional dance, haka which has received much promotion through the performance of it by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team. In the late 1990s Ngati Ranana member Taone O'Regan described his view on life for a M\u0101ori in London: \"We've got about 20 to 30 families with six to eight core families. I've always said I'd stay for two years. I've been here 10 \u2013 it gets harder to go back. It's difficult if you have a British partner. Suddenly you're a mother of a Cockney kid. Have you heard a Cockney trying to speak M\u0101ori? It's all Kia ora, babes. \" To this day M\u0101ori are still coming to the UK where they are drawn to the stages and concert halls of the capital in particular, although after over a century of M\u0101ori residing in the United Kingdom and a current population of over 8,000, the second generation British-born M\u0101ori have helped bridge the gap between the very different British and M\u0101ori cultures. \" Alongside Ngati Ranana, other notable M\u0101ori cultural groups in the UK include Manaia, Matariki Maori Cultural Group, Maramara Totara, and Te Kohanga Reo o Ranana, which aims at helping M\u0101ori immigrants to the UK inform their children about M\u0101ori culture and help them keep their M\u0101ori identity and awareness of their heritage."@en ; rdfs:comment "M\u0101ori in the United Kingdom are a subgroup of the larger Pacific Islander community in the UK and include New Zealand born M\u0101ori immigrants to the United Kingdom as well as their British born descendants. At the start of the millennium, approximately 8,000 M\u0101ori resided in England alone (as opposed to the United Kingdom as a whole). Historically M\u0101ori have been famed in the UK for their athletic prowess on the rugby field as well as their various artistic skills."@en ; foaf:depiction . @prefix skos: . skos:subject . @prefix ns6: . skos:subject ns6:New_Zealand_emigrants , , , ns6:British_people_of_Pacific_Islander_descent , ns6:Ethnic_groups_in_the_United_Kingdom . @prefix ns7: . dbpprop:wikiPageUsesTemplate ns7:infobox_ethnic_group ; dbpprop:rels . @prefix dbpedia: . dbpprop:rels dbpedia:Christianity ; dbpprop:group "M\u0101ori in the United Kingdom"@en ; dbpprop:langs dbpedia:New_Zealand_English , , dbpedia:British_English ; dbpprop:poptime "Over 8,000"@en ; dbpprop:popplace dbpedia:Greater_London ; dbpprop:redirect . dbpedia:Pacific_Islanders_in_the_United_Kingdom dbpprop:poptime . dbpedia:Maori_in_the_UK dbpprop:redirect . dbpedia:Maoris_in_the_UK dbpprop:redirect . dbpedia:Maori_in_the_United_Kingdom dbpprop:redirect . dbpedia:Maoris_in_the_United_Kingdom dbpprop:redirect . dbpprop:redirect , .