Cultural Imperialism in New Zealand

 I was thinking today about the theory of Cultural Imperialism and its effect on New Zealand.  Cultural Imperialism is where a dominant culture influences another culture.  Cultural Imperialism first occurred with the arrival of the British to New Zealand.  They brought Christianity and British Law with them and influenced the Māori. 

The influence of Cultural Imperialism was the movement away from things like cannibalism and slavery amongst the Māori and also Christian beliefs.   Many Māori resisted this, and the land wars occurred.  Many Māori also accepted the Pakeha way.

Cultural Imperialism has also occurred in New Zealand and had further influence from the United States.  This is in the Form of the negative influence the Black have had on the Māori. Cultural Imperialism has further occurred on the Māori from the form of the Gang movement in New Zealand.  Gangs like the Black Power, the King Cobras and the street gangs have come from Cultural Imperialism from the United States.  Some are the same gangs as in the United States and others have sprung up from the American Civil Rights movement.

Cultural Imperialism in New Zealand has arrived through Media.   Literature in the early days of the Countries founding and later from movies and music also.