Postcolonial literature expresses the role of colonialism in reshaping and restructuring the already existed social structures. Suppression and marginalization are the main aspects of colonial experience. New Zealand is one of the nations which became a prey to the colonial powers. The Maori literature emerged in New Zealand only in the 1970s. It was indeed a great happening in the history of New Zealand literature. The Maori writers, through their works, showcased self representation of their lives. This article studies the impact of postcolonialism on the characters in the selected novel, The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. All the remarkable features of the Maori community are discussed vividly in this novel. The novel chiefly discusses the need of women empowerment and the inevitability of the communion of man and nature.