IJ and MD
Jun 11, 2017
Sidestep: Moriori traditions and history
This is a direct copy of an old article. It makes for intriguing reading and touches on two things that we we find most interesting,...
MD
Jun 5, 2017
94: The ancient inhabitants of Taranaki
All our articles with a few exceptions are written for a purpose, often in an order leading to what must be revealed soon. Often we...
IJ
May 28, 2017
Sidestep: Ancient names for NZ
The names of all the islands have changed with each immigration and no one really knows the very ancient name for NZ as each people group...
IJ
May 21, 2017
93: Maruiwi - Original Inhabitants of Aotearoa?
Most of this lengthy post (well worth reading in it’s entirety) is taken from an article written in 1915 from open information and poses...
IJ
May 15, 2017
Sidestep: Tongaporutu
Many have seen the photos of this site which has long collapsed as much of this coastline is doing over time. They were in a seacave a...
IJ
May 6, 2017
92: The Stone Bird (Pt3)
We have presented two previous articles on the Korotangi Bird see here - http://tangatawhenua16.wix.com/the-first-ones-blog#!22-The-Stone...
IJ & MD
Apr 29, 2017
Sidestep: Te Henga
The Te Henga area contains the largest concentration of archaeological sites of any district in the Waitakere Ranges. This reflects the...
IJ
Apr 22, 2017
91: Polynesia's Taiwan roots
There was an article labeled Hawaiiki is Taiwan based on the revelation that DNA from Taiwan was in Polynesian DNA. Ok, that may be true,...
IJ
Apr 15, 2017
Sidestep: Pukepohatu
About 17km north of Wellsford is a town called Kaiwaka. Just 5km north of there is a hill called Bald Rock. Obviously the dome is just...
IJ
Apr 11, 2017
90: Ancient & Unusual Adzes
A group of adzes, rarely seen, have emerged as worthy of revealing, (at least by us). You will not find them in the collection lists of...