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  "title": "How did early Māori society develop? New research reveals a clearer timeline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/how-did-early-maori-society-develop-new-research-reveals-a-clearer",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-15T16:20:18.000Z",
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  "summary": "When the first Polynesian settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand some 750 years ago, they found an environment very different from the lands they left behind.",
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        "title": "How did early Māori society develop? New research reveals a clearer timeline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/how-did-early-maori-society-develop-new-research-reveals-a-clearer",
        "published": "2026-10-14T23:57:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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