The population contracted but expanded again with the evolution of the Classic Māori culture which saw the building of several pā, fortified settlements, notably Pukekura at ( Taiaroa Head), about 1650. There are numerous archaic ( moa-hunter) sites in what is now Dunedin, several of them large and permanently occupied, particularly in the 14th century. A camp site at Kaikai Beach, near Long Beach to the north of the present-day city of Dunedin, has been dated from about that time. Main article: History of the Dunedin urban area Māori settlements Īrchaeological evidence shows the first human (Māori) occupation of New Zealand occurred between 12 AD, with population concentrated along the southeast coast.
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