IJ
Sep 16, 2022
Sidestep - The Adzebill
There are, or were once, some very iconic birds in NZ. The Kiwi, the Moa, the Haast Eagle and this one. This unusual bird is not very...
IJ
Sep 2, 2022
188: The Mangamahu Artifact
Below are three unusual items from the Whanganui area. The Kohi Gorge cave carving, the most unusual tribrach, and the unique makaki...
IJ
Aug 19, 2022
Sidestep - The Kotiate
The kotiate was a prized weapon and also favoured by chiefs when speech-making. It is a curiously shaped weapon, and noted for the carved...
IJ
Aug 5, 2022
187 - The Burial Tree
'Taketakerau is sacred to the Ūpokorehe hapū of the Whakatōhea iwi (tribe). It grows almost in the centre of Hikutaia Domain, near...
IJ
Jul 22, 2022
Sidestep: Lake Rotomahana
The pink and white terraces near Lake Tarawera were quite famous once. Often regarded as the 8th wonder of the world and they are shown...
MD
Jun 24, 2022
Political - Moriori arrival dates (and the missing $722,000?)
Some of you may have noted we have queried a few times the results of a supposed study from 2011 of Moriori DNA and artifacts where the...
IJ
Jun 24, 2022
Sidestep - Chatham Island Patu's
We seem to go on about life in the Chathams in pre-European times - before the Maori invasion of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu) and we will...
IJ
Jun 10, 2022
186: Rock Art in NZ
Considering Maori art (as in surviving wood carving) is almost identical throughout the country, it is obvious that this only occurred...
IJ
May 27, 2022
Sidestep: Wairau Adzes
From the Wairau Bar site, these adzes were found. Duff comments that the adze on the left is too heavy for use. So was it ceremonial or...
IJ
May 13, 2022
185: The Taupo Pou
Of all the Wahi Tapu in New Zealand, Pouakani (Te Pouakani - the pou of cutting?) above Taupo is special both for the concentration of...
