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This paper investigates the differing rhythmic properties of Maori English and Pakeha English in New Zealand and also examines possible differences in the use of pitch. The results show that Maori English is significantly more syllable timed than Pakeha English. There seems to be a change toward increased syllable-timing in the dialect as a whole, with young New Zealanders producing more syllable-timed speech. The results relating to pitch show that Maori participants had a significantly higher mean pitch than Pakeha speakers, which demonstrates that rhythm is not the only prosodic factor which serves as a marker of ethnicity in New Zealand.