

159: Spirals in the Pacific
Maori spirals had their origin in the Pacific right? Actually, no they didn't. The reason being is that there isn't any. So where did...
YM & MD
Jul 25, 2020


Sidestep - It's all subjective
I finally got around to listening to some debate about our earlier dig location that resulted from the RNZ article earlier in the year,...
IJ
Jul 18, 2020


158: Is there any evidence for pre-Polynesian inhabitants?
I was researching what the old name for Dunedin was. It turns out it is Ōtepoti. Otepoti is said to mean ‘a corner of the harbour’ - due...
IJ
Jul 11, 2020


Sidestep: Pakeha Slaves
There has been a lot in the news about Colonialism and slavery lately. Europe, India, China, Iran, Korea, Arabia, Spain, Germany, Hawaii,...
MD & JT
Jul 4, 2020


157: The Origin of the Patu?
Where did the Maori patu come from? There was no such club in the Pacific Islands. We have long said the patu was something the...
IJ & YM
Jun 27, 2020


Editorial #5: Thank the French
New Zealand nearly ended up French – half of it anyway. In 1838 French whaling captain Jean Langlois bought most of Banks Peninsula, just...
MD
Jun 20, 2020


156: Unusual Tiki's
The tiki has a name familiar around the pacific but always refers to a stone statue not a neck ornament...except in NZ. So where did this...
IJ
Jun 13, 2020


Sidestep: The French claim for NZ
Cook arrived in Northland in 1769 but he wasn’t the only European to arrive here. The French were keen on all new lands and the Maori...
MD & IJ
Jun 6, 2020


155: The Red Spear
The above item was found on the Otago Peninsula. It is made of red argillite and is 15cm long. We have said many times that NZ reveals a...
IJ
May 30, 2020


Sidestep: Obsidian is the new black
Obsidian was known to the Maori as Tuhua, the name they also gave to Mayor Island. According to traditional history there were four types...
YM
May 23, 2020