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A 19th-century carving of atattooed Maori from kauri gum. The carving is owned and displayed by theDargaville Museum, New Zealand.
Kauri gum isresin from kauri trees (Agathis australis), which historically had several important industrial uses. It can also be used to make crafts such as jewellery. Kauri forests once covered much of theNorth Island of New Zealand, before early settlers caused the forests to retreat, causing several areas to revert to weeds,scrubs, andswamps. Even afterwards, ancient kauri fields and the remaining forests continued to provide a source for the gum. Between 1820 and 1900, over 90% of Kauri forests werelogged or burnt by Europeans.
Kauri gum forms when resin from kauri trees leaks out through fractures or cracks in the bark, hardening upon exposure to air. Lumps commonly fall to the ground and can be covered with soil and forest litter, eventuallyfossilising. Other lumps form as branches forked or trees are damaged, releasing the resin. (Full article...)
Image 4The Forty-Fours viewed from the north; the leftmost islet is the easternmost point of New Zealand. (fromGeography of New Zealand)
Image 5A 1943 poster produced during the war. The poster reads: "When war broke out ... industries were unprepared for munitions production. To-day New Zealand is not only manufacturing many kinds of munitions for her own defence but is making a valuable contribution to the defence of the other areas in the Pacific..." (fromHistory of New Zealand)
Image 11Māoriwhānau (extended family) fromRotorua in the 1880s. Many aspects of Western life and culture, including European clothing and architecture, became incorporated into Māori society during the 19th century. (fromHistory of New Zealand)
Image 15The Māori are most likely descended from people who emigrated fromTaiwan toMelanesia and then travelled east through to theSociety Islands. After a pause of 70 to 265 years, a new wave of exploration led to the discovery and settlement of New Zealand.
Image 22Hinepare of Ngāti Kahungunu, is wearing a traditionalkorowai cloak adorned with a black fringe border. The twohuia feathers in her hair, indicate a chiefly lineage. She also wears apounamuhei-tiki and earring, as well as a shark tooth (mako) earring. Themoko-kauae (chin-tattoo) is often based on one's role in theiwi. (fromCulture of New Zealand)
Image 27Men of theMāori Battalion, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, after disembarking at Gourock in Scotland in June 1940 (fromHistory of New Zealand)
Image 43European settlers developed an identity that was influenced by their rustic lifestyle. In this scene from 1909, men at their camp site display a catch of rabbits and fish. (fromCulture of New Zealand)
Image 53Percentages of people reporting affiliation with Christianity at the 2001, 2006 and 2013 censuses; there has been a steady decrease over twelve years. (fromCulture of New Zealand)
Image 54The scalloped bays indenting Lake Taupō's northern and western coasts are typical of large volcaniccaldera margins. The caldera they surround was formed during the hugeOruanui eruption. (fromGeography of New Zealand)
... thattuatara are unusual in having a pronounced parietal eye and dentition in which two rows of teeth in the upper jaw overlap one row on the lower jaw?
... thatbeer consumption in 2004 in New Zealand was 16th highest in the world at 77 litres per capita?
Prime Minister David Lange posts a letter, at the opening of the new Foxton Post Office, 1980’s
David Russell LangeCH,ONZ (who pronounced his name "long-ee",/ˈlɒŋi/) (4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005), served asPrime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. He headed New Zealand'sfourth Labour Government, one of the most reforming administrations in his country's history, but one which did not always conform to traditional expectations of asocial-democrat party. He had a reputation for cutting wit and eloquence. His government implemented far-reaching free market reforms, some of which he later came to oppose and regret.New Zealand's nuclear-free legislation, perhaps his most lasting legacy, symbolised for many a pacifist identity for New Zealand. (Full article...)
Angelus hut in the winter, Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand
Angelus Hut with Angelus Lake behind it in the winter. In the clouds, no name peak (1860m) can be seen. Picture taken during the sunset atNelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand
... that Hende's Hut onRoberts Point Track, a tramping track in New Zealand, originally had no windows?
... thatRush Munro's, New Zealand's oldest ice creamery, has used the same recipes since 1926?
... that theAuckland meteorite crashed through the roof of a house in New Zealand?
... that the Royal Mint reportedly shippedrare silver coins to New Zealand in unsecured bags, claiming they had not been advised to take extra precaution?
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