IJ
- Aug 5
187 - The Burial Tree
'Taketakerau is sacred to the Ūpokorehe hapū of the Whakatōhea iwi (tribe). It grows almost in the centre of Hikutaia Domain, near...
IJ
- Jul 22
Sidestep: Lake Rotomahana
The pink and white terraces near Lake Tarawera were quite famous once. Often regarded as the 8th wonder of the world and they are shown...
MD
- Jun 24
Political - Moriori arrival dates (and the missing $722,000?)
Some of you may have noted we have queried a few times the results of a supposed study from 2011 of Moriori DNA and artifacts where the...
IJ
- Jun 24
Sidestep - Chatham Island Patu's
We seem to go on about life in the Chathams in pre-European times - before the Maori invasion of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu) and we will...
IJ
- Jun 10
186: Rock Art in NZ
Considering Maori art (as in surviving wood carving) is almost identical throughout the country, it is obvious that this only occurred...
IJ
- May 27
Sidestep: Wairau Adzes
From the Wairau Bar site, these adzes were found. Duff comments that the adze on the left is too heavy for use. So was it ceremonial or...
IJ
- May 13
185: The Taupo Pou
Of all the Wahi Tapu in New Zealand, Pouakani (Te Pouakani - the pou of cutting?) above Taupo is special both for the concentration of...
IJ and MD
- Apr 29
Sidestep: Hawaiian style in Taranaki
Facial similarities Hawaiian carrying-stick (auamo), heavy red-brown wood, highly finished and polished, round in section, slightly...
MD
- Apr 15
184: Maori Mummies?
In a 1916 issue of the “Polynesian Journal,” there appears a review by Mr. H. D. Skinner of a paper called “A Study of the Migrations of...
IJ
- Apr 1
Sidestep: The Kumara
The Polynesian Kumara we know came from South America. It even has its name because of the Quechuan name 'kumara'. 1. Taroamahoe. Oldest...
