Moari boy doing the Huka

Rotorura, Tongariro & not so windy Wellington

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February 4th 2008
Convinced that the "cultural" evening was going to be somewhat contrived I voiced my concerns but was persuaded to part with my cash. Just shows, you should always trust your instinct. A chap called Uncle Boy had built a Marae, a Maori meeting house, for backpackers. The main building honoured his late father and the attached kitchen honoured his late mother. He believed that if it were decorated ... 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