Marae in Rotorua

These are meeting houses for Maori people. I thnk they are so beautiful. Many times, my Maori class would be held in a marae similar to this one.

Rotorua:Capital of Maori Culture, steaming geysers, and bubbling mud pools.

November 3rd 2005
Hi Everyone, Thanks for keeping up with my blog! I have been a little busy and have made some entries before others- leaving it all out of chronological order. My Apologies! Keep on reading them and checking out the photos though, there are still several left to update. When I was visiting Te Papa museum, I met Faith and Poiharare,the lovely maori ladies who worked at Te Puia, the maor ... read more

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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

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