The designs of the Moriori are different to that of the Polynesian Maori. As far back as 1879 the Moriori tribe is by tradition said to...

Often I'm asked what is in this for me and why I'm doing it? That detail is for a later time but to put it briefly...the satisfaction of...

Not many artefacts are on record as having come from Fiordland on the far southwest coast of New Zealand. Due to the prolific growth of...

We never anticipated producing all these articles but we have to do something to keep people engaged while we dig from time to time when...

When the Polynesian immigration's occurred, Moa were plentiful in what is now known as New Zealand. There were thousands of them but...

The Ngai Tahu Research Centre will share results of a five year research programme on the impact of colonisation on Maori through a...

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...