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Tag: Māori History

Catlins Calling

Catlins Calling

amandaJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020Leave a comment
We’d finally emerged from the chrysalis of country-wide quarantine into a long winter weekend. Now that adventure (within reason) was...
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The Rise and Fall of Kaiapoi

The Rise and Fall of Kaiapoi

amandaDecember 11, 2019December 10, 2019Leave a comment
Predictably, as I headed south on my great road trip the weather got worse and worse. From bright sun and...
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Curious Canals and Rusting Wrecks of the Wairau

Curious Canals and Rusting Wrecks of the Wairau

amandaOctober 2, 2019October 3, 2019Leave a comment
Approaching Blenheim on my doomed road trip, I had one further detour to make. The lure of a double shipwreck...
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Siege of Pukekohe East

Siege of Pukekohe East

amandaJuly 31, 2019July 31, 20191 Comment
Heading down from Auckland once again, this time in a shiny new Jeep, I searched for historic places to hit...
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Battle for the Wairau

Battle for the Wairau

amandaApril 29, 20193 Comments
Heading south through the Marlborough district on State Highway One, I had a special place in mind. An unassuming pull-off...
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Mataura Falls and the Fall of Te Puoho

Mataura Falls and the Fall of Te Puoho

amandaOctober 4, 2018October 5, 20182 Comments
A family member needed to make a day trip to Invercargill, so I generously offered to drive and even extended...
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The Siege of Huriawa

The Siege of Huriawa

amandaJuly 27, 2018July 26, 20181 Comment
When last we left my Waitangi Day adventure, I had just finished my tour of the little cemetery perched atop...
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Where Abel Tasman Met the Māori – And the Story that was Lost

Where Abel Tasman Met the Māori – And the Story that was Lost

amandaJuly 10, 2018July 10, 20184 Comments
While at the top of the South Island, there was one place I was absolutely determined to visit. So Dad...
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Reflections of Waitangi at Karitane

Reflections of Waitangi at Karitane

amandaJune 3, 2018June 2, 20185 Comments
Waitangi Day meant a day off, and that meant a fitting adventure had to be found. I fixed on Huriawa...
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A Rere Good Walk, Part One: The Hillocks and The River

A Rere Good Walk, Part One: The Hillocks and The River

amandaDecember 12, 2017December 12, 20171 Comment
It was day two of our Wellness Walkers jaunt to Queenstown and we came together after our various Saturday adventures...
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