The Maori are a Polynesian people who arrived in New Zealand in the 13th century. The first missionaries arrived in New Zealand in 1814 where they began a translation of the Scriptures. Thomas Kendall devised a system of writing the Maori language that needs only fourteen letters.
The first portion of the Bible to be printed in Maori was printed in 1833 with the first New Testament printed in 1837. The complete Bible was printed in 1868 and has been revised several times.
First Bible - 1868
Title: Ko Te Paipera Tapu ara, ko te Kawenata Tawhito me te Kawenata Hou. He Mea Whakamaori Mai No Nga Reo I Oroko-Tuhituhiaa Ai.
Date: 1868 (numerous reprints)
Publisher: Ranana: He Mea Ta Ki Te Perehi A W. M. Watts Ma te Komiti ta paipera mo ingarangi mo te ao katoa.
Contents: Protestant Bible
Language: Maori
Images: Title page (from the online facsimile)
Facsimile: A pdf facsimile of the 1868 edition is available at Google Books
Later New Testament - 1903
Title: Ko Te Kawenta Hou a To Tatou Ariki, A Te Kai Whakora, a Ihu Karaiti Me Mea Whakamaori Mai No Te Reo Karili.
Date: 1903
Publisher: London: British and Foreign Bible Society
Contents: New Testament and Psalms in Maori
Language: Maori
Images:** Cover, Title page
