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| “Protect our Heritage” History | |  |
Kaumatua Speaks
The words of the elders of Waitaha can be found mirrored by many Maori today, who respect the knowledge handed down to them through generations from their ancestors – ancestors drawn from many peoples. New Zealand carries a rich heritage from these ancient times, one that must be acknowledged i ... |
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| Part 3 of NZ Bloody History... The Battle of Pukekohe - The War Next Door History | |  |
Last issue, we read of a family being slain in cold blood in the Bay of Islands, and the first test of British justice. Now it’s Part 3 of New Zealand’s Bloody History, the Battle of Pukekohe: our town turned to battleground.
In September 1863, the British a ... |
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| “I’ll Burn my House Down if I have to Walk Away” History | |  |
Waitara is a quiet little seaside town, very changed from the days when Borthwick’s meatworks operated on the banks of the Waitara River and discharges heavily polluted the water, reefs, kaimoana and beaches. Today, the upgraded town centre boasts an attractive riverside promenade, boats sail in and out of the busy marina all day a ... |
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| Bad Company History | |  |
FINAL IN THE SERIES
Editor’s Note: In part 5 the final part of New Zealand’s Bloody History, we look at yet another inter-racial skirmish in 19th century New Zealand, when Maori and Europeans were doing their best to cooperate, but unscrupulous land agent ... |
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| Bloodshed in the Bay of Islands History | |  |
Last issue, we heard of the terrible conquest of Hongi Hika, a warlord whose bloodlust began by avenging Ngapuhi. But there have been other killers in New Zealand’s past, who didn’t need war to justify their slaughter. Meet young Maketu, son of a Ngapuhi Chie ... |
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| DNA Search for the Polynesian Homeland History | |  |
What Does it Tell Us?
Historians, linguists and anthropologists have all argued in the past that Polynesians have their roots in northern Asia. Dr Barry Fell’s work with ancient Maurian script across the Pacific in the 1970s-1980s tra ... |
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| Evidence of NZ Occupation 4,000 Years Ago History | |  |
Chinese Connection Revealed Through South Island Cave Carvings
Beside the sparkling diamond spangled waters and pink-gold sands of Onetahuti, lies a cave of secrets. The cave shelters near Hanging Rock at Opihi in Golden Bay, in Abel Tasman National Park. Hidden inside are a number of symbol ... |
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| EXCLUSIVE 50years on.. Jet crash secret revealed History | |  |
As a 10 year old, standing with several hundred other airforce kids and servicemen among the hangar line, I watched one of the best emergency landings witnessed at Ohakea for many a year. For the young Vulcan crew it was to be the landing of their careers.
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| Final Frontier of a Forgotten People History | |  |
Ngati Hotu’s Last Stand
Monica Matamua and her family are Ngati Hotu, an indigenous people of New Zealand long said to be extinct. She is the third generation of her family to battle through the Maori Land Court and now the Waitangi Tribunal, ... |
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| Franklin At War - ANZAC Special History | |  |
Defending the Homeland
The men of the district’s Home Guard had a busy war, as the country prepared the best it could to defend itself. From all walks of life, p ... |
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