

57: So who will we find?
From 4th February... It is so hard to get accurate information on who these 'tall ones' supposedly discovered actually are. Who are they...
MD
Jun 6, 2016


56: The most unusual ones
Here is a collection of the most unusual Maori or pre-Maori artifacts and objects I have found since beginning an internet exploration of...
IJ
Jun 4, 2016


Sidestep: Spirals
I like seeing the item that sits in the Auckland Museum. It is one of a kind and labelled as a Maori marker stone. It is definitely a...
IJ
Jun 2, 2016


55: The Mapuchi Toki's
While waiting for more favorable weather to finish the final push into the cave, and now my work life has settled down a bit, I'm back...
IJ
May 31, 2016


54: Rain check
Are you kidding me! This is no weather to be out in the hills digging out a cave! So...were not!
IJ
May 23, 2016


Sidestep - Pakeha (what does it mean)
Firstly we should make it clear that the names meaning is not exactly known. Many would say different things but there does seem to be a...
MD
May 21, 2016


53: Something out of place
Not far from Matria Rd is a site that has basalt columns that not only look out of place - they ARE out of place. That is a key to most...
IJ
May 19, 2016


Sidestep: The question of Maori descent
This is a revisit of the post of 27th February and asks a controversial question. Can you really call yourself Maori if you have anything...
MD
May 17, 2016


52: The real 'dirt' on TangataWhenua16
Yes, we said we'd be in by now. Yes, it's taking longer than expected...and yes, that's life sometimes. If you had to do by hand what we...
IJ
May 15, 2016


Sidestep: Mangareva Island style
Back on 29th February I posted about an artefact from Dunedin called the Okia Artefact. Here is the link for the post from that date....
IJ
May 11, 2016