Anyone else wonder why chevroned pendants only appear in NZ and only in locations regarded as ancient in occupation times. Has anyone...

Kohika is a swamp pa near the Tarawera River and on its flood plain. It is set back from the coast, centred on a remnant of the sand...

This is a repeat of an article from 13th January this year, just after we started this website to record the progress of our dig. And by...

The following are excerpts from The Journal of the Polynesian Society from 1880 to about 1955. They document certain aspects of who was...

It took a long time to write this. I needed to be as accurate and as sensitive as I could and to be honest, whatever I write will be...

Terje Dahl once sailed and lived in the Pacific in the 1980’s. He complied stories from the old men about the legends concerning giants,...

I'll begin by highlighting the real emphasis... The Grim History of Maori trading ancestors heads. Whilst it is true that many preserved...

"Land is either gifted, bought or taken." Ngai Tahu came from the North Island to the south. They did not just give up their traditional...

The weather had created problems for us and apart from aching joints and pulling muscles trying to move around in cramped spaces...the...

Where did the Maori get the idea of defensive Pa’s. What is obvious is that they were a fighting people, but where did the idea of...