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TREE CARVING ON THE CHATHAM ISLANDS, CA 1900 BY AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER. Moriori were an Eastern Polynesian people: by Keri Mills | Guest writer The go-to argument for many people spouting anti-Māori sentiment often starts with ‘… but Māori killed all the Moriori’. Researcher Keri Mills is eager for fellow Pākehā to do some reading beforeContinue reading “The Moriori myth and why it’s still with us”

Originally posted on John's Space …..:
[Categories: Photography, Photography 101 Forever] [A right-click might allow you to open a photo in a separate tab or window.] The Lens-Artists Challenge is hosted this week by Cee. Says Cee: “One of my favorite quotes is “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our…

Captain Stewart and the brig Elizabeth Te Rauparaha In 1830 Captain John Stewart of the brig Elizabeth made an arrangement with Ngāti Toa leader Te Rauparaha to ferry a taua (war party) of 100 warriors from his base on Kapiti Island to Banks Peninsula. Te Rauparaha wanted to surprise his Ngāi Tahu enemies and avenge the killing andContinue reading “A frontier of chaos?”

Promotional Name Change 15 June 1959 Kiwifruit promotional card, 1980s (Tauranga City Libraries) The prominent produce company Turners and Growers announced that it would from now on export Chinese gooseberries as ‘kiwifruit’. Introduced to this country in 1904, kiwifruit are now cultivated worldwide, with New Zealand-grown fruit marketed as ‘Zespri’. Despite the name, kiwifruit areContinue reading “Chinese gooseberry became kiwifruit”

GREATEST DEVIL POLL WINNER IS CROWNED By northsdevilsrlfc | May 27, 2020 | 0  It was a race to the finish in the Greatest Devil fan poll, with club legends and team mates Henry Hegarty and Fonda Metassa battling it out for the grand final. It was an extremely close call that went down to the wire, and was onlyContinue reading “Norths Devils Greatest Player Poll”

People JK ROWLING UPSETS A FEW PEOPLE To the delight of Harry Potter fans across the globe, Emma Watson has officially broken her silence on JK Rowling and her anti-trans tweets. Watson who played Hermione Granger in the Rowling’s beloved children’s series issued her response to the saga via Twitter to her 29 million followers. “TransContinue reading “EMMA WATSON BREAKS SILENCE ON JK ROWLING’S ANTI-TRANS TWEETS”

Originally posted on My Life as an Artist (2):
‘The Machine Stops’ is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E.M. Forster – first published in 1909.     Caramany is a commune in the Pyrenees-Orientales department in southern France.   13h century – watercolour/gouache ‘The story describes a world in which most of the human…