Great color on the Crossing

Te Ika a Maui (The Fish of Maui)

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February 28th 2007
I finally have time to catch you all up on my last month in New Zealand. In Maori legend the north island of New Zealand was formed when Maui, a demi-god, and his brothers pulled the island up from the ocean while fishing with Maui's magic fishing hook. This land is called Te Ika a Maui, the Fish of Maui, in Maori. This is where I spent my last month while in New Zealand. I headed over to Wellin ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more