The date of 1642 is significant in New Zealand's history as it was the year the first any European (that we know of) set eyes on this...

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COLLECTED FROM THE NATIVES OF MURIHIKU. (SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND.) by H. BEATTIE. 1918. AN EARLIER CANOE. After having given the Waitaha...

Day after day, I feel myself slowing down, what does it mean? The air has changed, it's getting harder to breathe, or so it would seem...