Around the same time a group of Māori migrated to Rekohu (the Chatham Islands), where, in adapting to the local climate and the availability of resources, they eventually evolved into a separate people known as the Moriori with its own distinct language — closely related to the parent culture and language in mainland New Zealand.
Pola mesma época un grupo de maoríes migrou a Rekohu (as Illas Chatham), onde, ao adaptarse ao clima local e a dispoñibilidade de recursos, eventualmente converteuse nun pobo separado coñecido como Moriori coa súa propia lingua distintiva - estreitamente relacionado coa cultura e o idioma de orixe en Nova Zelandia.