- IJ
3: Some other notes
Many reading this may have heard about the so called 'tattooed' rocks at Raglan. Most are almost indiscernible now. They were not carved by Maori, they were carved by the ancient ones and the symbols are far removed from Maori origin, and visa-versa.
But very few will know that a few similar rocks were found in a valley south of Waikeretu and that they now lie at the Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngaruwhahia. Here are two designs from those boulders.
These tall 'stone people' did not just live in one place, they were all along the coast. Sadly, most of the evidence is now gone - but not all of it.
Have you heard of the stone village at the outflow of the Waikaretu Stream? Evidence of the village was supposed to have been destroyed. But it never was at the outflow of the Waikaretu Stream. (As we have said, not all rumour is true, but some truth resides within the rumour). It actually exists elsewhere, but we will show you this in time because the priority is not with piles of stones, for a pile of rocks, even if they are uniform in size, and in ordered patterns and lines as we would our houses in streets, still provides no proof of the existence of the 'first ones' that we seek. It could be just as easily argued that they are old earthworks.
Evidence of other sites of 'tattooed rocks' may not necessarily be evidence of the first ones either. Many may not yet be aware of them (See Post No.8).
However, finding a group of complete skeletons, fully documented, photographed, measured, DNA tested and carbon dated...this will prove or disprove all of the recent conjecture. At the time of writing all this, little has been documented, but it is known. All research and evidence has to be done as professionally as possible, but without public knowledge for two reasons.
1. The authorities may close it all down.
2. Maori not wanting this evidence produced will probably destroy it and may do worse. (I'll leave that bit to your imagination)
My thinking was this: If other supposed sites have been secreted away, we cannot let the same happen to any more that are discovered - least of all, ours! Therefore, we will have to do it all in secret...but we will do it thoroughly and professionally. Even once completed, we can only show the evidence to you, but not the locations. This is because many would just come in and take stuff. I have seen evidence of a looted burial cave just yesterday. I do not believe those that placed the barrier over it are even aware it has been looted.
The authorities know of at least one site, for it has a moratorium placed upon it. Once pictures are produced on the internet, via this blog, we all know what the authorities will do. They will say the evidence is fake or that we have broken the law. They will destroy the sites completely, or they will enter and remove ALL evidence never to be seen of again. If that happens, we will reveal the exact locations (GPS and photos) so people can be sure these sites actually existed and were destroyed (for the before and after evidence will be shown). However, they will not be able to deny the digital evidence, the video, or the DNA testing or the carbon dating done in various locations around the world. Photos of the entrances from a distance, progressing to closeup reveals, the entrance and the interior will prove it. We may yet even use a drone to document the locations in one swoop so to speak. All of the combined evidence will be distributed to 12 worldwide locations. Even if I am shut down, or this blog is (because it is NZ based), it will keep reappearing forever, from all around the globe, exactly the same, and with undeniable evidence for all to see that there has been a massive cover-up in this nation of New Zealand.
But what for? Do Maori think that evidence of those before them will negate the massive amounts of cash flow from treaty settlements? Well it won't. It should (see treaty settlements post), but it won't. So their money is safe.
But their history is not.
