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TIL about Paora Te Potangaroa, Tāwhiao, & Pai Marire.
So WI IOTL the Māori converted to Mormonism en masse? Perhaps the British are occupied elsewhere and the Second Māori War is even more of a clear victory for the Māori, thus either butterflying away entirely or severely reducing the impact of the Third Māori War. At the same time the repression against Mormons in the US is more severe, allowing for a steady stream of Mormon immigrants to settle on the North Island to become absorbed into Māori society. The two together would keep the non-British population numbers up, and drive a viable Māori-Pākehā syncretic religion, and society, based largely on Mormonism.
So WI IOTL the Māori converted to Mormonism en masse? Perhaps the British are occupied elsewhere and the Second Māori War is even more of a clear victory for the Māori, thus either butterflying away entirely or severely reducing the impact of the Third Māori War. At the same time the repression against Mormons in the US is more severe, allowing for a steady stream of Mormon immigrants to settle on the North Island to become absorbed into Māori society. The two together would keep the non-British population numbers up, and drive a viable Māori-Pākehā syncretic religion, and society, based largely on Mormonism.