Why does Moana's dad have a New Zealand accent?
Why does Moana's dad have a New Zealand accent? The reason for this is because Moana is based on all of Polynesia, which includes Maori culture in New Zealand.
Why did they stop sailing in Moana?
Historians don't know why Polynesian people stopped exploring. Some, however, theorize that a change in wind patterns made it too difficult, which may be why Moana's father warned about sailing beyond the reef. In the movie, the rough seas are attributed to the loss of Te fiti's heart, which was stolen by Maui.