Fluted Basalt

Meeting the Lord of the Forest

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January 5th 2010
And now, I decided, for something completely different. Leaving the rest of the Kirra group to do their own thing, I headed off on day 8 with a completely different and smaller group to meet the big T in Maori culture. Rob, our local Maori driver and guide drove us west from Paihia to the Wairere (flying water) Boulder Valley. Twenty years ago, this area off just trees and rocks was seen by the lo ... 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