▁spoken ▁more ▁commonly ▁in ▁areas ▁with ▁large ▁M ā ori ▁populations ▁( G is bor ne , ▁Bay ▁of ▁Pl enty ▁and ▁North land ). ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁sub ▁dialect s ▁of ▁M ā ori , ▁the ▁most ▁pron ounced ▁division ▁being ▁between ▁the ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁tribes . ▁While ▁migration ▁( typ ically ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south ) ▁was ▁constant ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 6 – 1 8 th ▁centuries , ▁the ▁south ▁maintained ▁a ▁distinct ▁culture ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁cultiv ation ▁possible ▁at ▁that ▁latitude . ▁English ▁is ▁spoken ▁with ▁regional ▁acc ents ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁imm igr ants ; ▁for ▁example ▁Scottish ▁and ▁English ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁imm igration ▁in ▁South land ▁and ▁Can ter bury ▁respectively . ▁This ▁has ▁also ▁occurred ▁with ▁more ▁recent ▁imm igration , ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁acc ents ▁being ▁common ▁in ▁larger ▁cities ▁where ▁imm igr ant ▁groups ▁have ▁prefer entially ▁settled . ▁These ▁imm igr ant ▁groups ▁change ▁location ▁with ▁time ▁and ▁acc ents ▁fade ▁over ▁gener ations . ▁ ▁A ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁languages ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁remaining ▁approximately ▁ 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ers — with ▁Sam o an , ▁H indi , ▁French ▁and ▁various ▁Chinese ▁dialect s ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁common . ▁These ▁minor ity ▁foreign ▁languages ▁are ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁cities , ▁particularly ▁A uck land ▁where ▁recent ▁imm igration ▁groups ▁have ▁settled . ▁ ▁Agricult ural ▁ge ography ▁▁ ▁A ▁relatively ▁small ▁proportion ▁of ▁New