`  == Unclear ==  Three points about the start of this article:  # Why does the first sentence have ``Maori`` rather than ``Māori``? # ``Although New Zealand today is widely regarded internationally as having fair relations with its indigenous Maori peoples compared to its immediate neighbours`` - read literally, this compares NZ Māori peoples with NZ's neighbours Māori peoples. If a comparison between indigenous peoples (not all Māori) of NZ and its neighbours is meant, then the word ``Māori`` does not actually belong here. # ``Fair relations`` is unhelpful, since ``fair`` can mean either ``the opposite of unfair``, or ``average``; depending on which way the reader takes it, the sentence can take on two different complexions.   `