Southern Maori
Former Māori electorate in New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the southern dialect of the Māori language, see Māori language § South Island dialects.
Southern Maori was one of New Zealand's four original parliamentary Māori electorates established in 1868, along with Eastern Maori, Western Maori and Eastern Maori. In 1996, with the introduction of MMP, the Maori electorates were updated, and Southern Maori was replaced with the Te Tai Tonga and Te Puku O Te Whenua electorates.