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New Zealand Tourist Guides — Culture  Combined efforts to direct the integration of Polynesian and European cultural forms gives the modern New Zealander his sense of identity and nationhood. New Zealand's culture is dynamic and colorful, and innovates and reinvents itself as distinct from its parent heritage. The love of the outdoors lends itself to the love of sport, and music, arts and literature grow apace. Till the early twentieth century Maori culture was purely oral - passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Sir Apirana Ngata is credited with the first recordings of Waitata (Maori songs) and poetry, thus leading to a wider dissemination of Maori culture. The Kapahaka, a form of traditional musical performance which is accompanied by vigorous rhythmic clapping and actions is today widely accompanied by the guitar, although some modern musicians are trying to revive the use of traditional instruments like the woodwind by writing and performing modern Maori music. Modern Maori music has also incorporated reggae, rock and roll, and even hip-hop. Of course, New Zealand's European heritage plays a predominant part in the development of modern music with a lot of influence from the American continent. Today, New Zealand has a vigorous music scene with various streams of rock, hip-hop and other fast evolving forms of musical culture. Wellington has a very active theatre scene and a large number of art galleries. Most of New Zealand's literary work is in the English language, although arguably the best-known authors are not native New Zealanders. The contributions of Samuel Butler, Karl Wolfskehl belong to English and German literature, although their books were stories of New Zealand and were written during long stays in the country. Modern Maori literature is also growing. The early history of the Maori settlers lends itself to modern New Zealand craft - the Stone Age Maori made weapons and tools from stone, wood and bone. Today's craft shops are filled with wood, stone, shell and bone carvings. Jewelry is made from Paua shell, greenstone and greywacke pebbles.
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