Travel New Zealand
Hobbiton Village, which has made New Zealand famous around the world, is one of the country’s top attractions. Thousands of Tolkien fans come to this place, located near the town of Matamata, every year. The Lord of the Rings trilogy made famous once the most ordinary New Zealand farm. Yes, […]
Marae reservations are regarded as the very last bastion of the Maori cultural life. It is the only place where the Maori language and culture may be practised without prejudice. Regardless of where Maori ‘are’ at any moment in time, it is at a Marae where the culture may be […]
Today we will tell you about the only castle in our country – Larnaca Castle. It is located in the town of Dunedin, the capital of the Otago region (south-eastern coast of the South Island) and bears the name of the banker and politician William Larnaca, who built it for […]
Whangai is the Maori practice of adoption. It may be inter family, intra family intertribal or intra tribal. In some cases it may even be inter racial: there are many cases where European children have been raised by Maori. The subject was raised by Timoti Karetu at the receiving of […]
Saying goodbye to a person whom you have known all the years of your life is sad. Someone who, like me, commenced his schooling at our native primary school here in Waimarama. Hemi was one of the older school. Unfortunately, the impressive arch they carved for the school bridge is […]
Rapaki Part One – A ‘fashion statement’ or retrieving the past? On my recent trip to Hawaii, I met up with a relative from here. He was wearing a lavalava. He looked very relaxed. He assured me that it was indeed ‘very’ comfortable and that he wore it back at […]
