The waka performance

My cultural experience with Mitai and the kiwi encounter at Rainbow Springs

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July 4th 2012
The bus picked us up at about 5 pm. The bus was warm, comfortable and clean. Arriving at the site of Mitai, we were welcomed by a Maori woman. The welcoming and the later meal took place in a tent, which was heated by radiant heaters. The guide asked for different nationalities and explained that the guests together represent a tribe, when we would later meet the tribe of the Māori. Therefo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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