IJ
- May 10
220: The Ngati Mamoe short-Patu
Before we get to this unusual item, lets check on the origins of the Kati Mamoe. The last of them existed in Murihiku where some odd patu...
IJ
- Apr 19
Sidestep: THE MOA IN MAORI TRADITION.
You have to love the old language descriptions... From the papers of the late MR. JOHN WHITE, author of The Ancient History of the Maori....
MD & YM
- Mar 29
219: Melanesian Influence
As recent as 1967 there were still articles published about a Melanesian sub-culture present in New Zealand. This is obvious enough if...
IJ
- Mar 8
Sidestep: 5 GENOCIDES
There have been many genocides over the ages, the worst in modern times being that against Jews by Nazi Germany. The holocaust involved...
IJ
- Feb 16
218: Paiwan
https://tangatawhenua16.wixsite.com/the-first-ones-blog/single-post/2017/06/10/polynesias-taiwan-roots Hawaiiki is Taiwan- Maori men and...
YM & MD
- Jan 27
Sidestep: The Roscrea Head
This artefact is a lifesize wooden head, allegedly found near Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland. It was on display in the Menil...