Which area was first settled by the Maori? A) Australia
B) Papua New Guinea
C) Pacific Islands
D) New Zealand

It’s D New Zealand
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Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer, Abel Tasman, became the first European to sight New Zealand.

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