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Comment on Wairau by Mike

Mike — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:08:54 +0000

A very interesting article. The fascinating part is the large number of adze heads for a smallish village and the fact the rock material came from so far away. It suggests there were other early Polynesian colonial sites with considerable number of people. This gels with the finding that about 60 women and perhaps 200? or more men made up the original colonists. At 20 odd sailors per waka, this makes up a considerable fleet of around 12 boats. There seems to have been at least 4 settler nodes -Otago coast, Wairau Bar “island”, Paliser Bay and Opito Bay area. I hope large quantities of DNA material were taken from the marrow before the bones were reburied

Comment on Wakas: Part 1 by sixboats

sixboats — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:08:15 +0000

Hello Huria. My apologies for taking so long to reply.

Unfortunately I can’t give you permission for this as it’s not my image or model. I found it on the internet, but I’m afraid I can’t re-find it for you. From memory it didn’t have any copyright restrictions otherwise I wouldn’t have put it there.

All the Best,
Dave Horry

Comment on Wakas: Part 1 by Huria

Huria — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 08:52:36 +0000

Can I use this model (waka 1) picture?

Comment on Aftermath by sixboats

sixboats — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:22:46 +0000

Thank you Rudi. I have now corrected that portion.

Comment on Aftermath by sixboats

sixboats — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 05:08:41 +0000

Hi Rudi. Thank you for picking this up, I’ve carelessly conflated two separate items.
One of the great advantages of a blog vs a book is that I can (and will) go back and change it.
Best regards
DaveH.

Comment on Aftermath by Rudi Mack

Rudi Mack — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:17:29 +0000

A few corrections re Maori traditions of Tasman’s visit.

There is no reference for the following statement and this incident never happened: “From the hill behind Wainui, above Wharirangi [sic] Bay and Taupo Pa, Eruera pointed out to Mackay where Tasman’s men were killed by his ancestors.”

Mackay got his information from Ngati Tumatakokiri living at Croisilles Harbour.
Eruera Te Whatapakoko did not live at Croisilles Harbour.

S. Percy Smith in 1901 recorded that in 1899 James Mackay told him, that Ngati Tumatakokiri from Croisilles Harbour told him that a long time ago a ship came to Whanawhana near Separation Point. In 1859 Mackay actually recorded a brief account what he was told at Croisilles Harbour. In this account he mentions a cove near the Tata Islands where the first encounter between Maori and Dutch took place. In 1859 Mackay never mentioned the name Whariwharangi, or any variations of this name. Whanawhana, mentioned by Smith in 1901, has occasionally been interpreted as Whariwharangi. The words are so different that there is really no base for this. It is not known anymore what exact place Whanawhana refers to.

Comment on Blood on the water by sixboats

sixboats — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 08:29:25 +0000

Hi Penny. The museum was my first stop when I arrived in Golden Bay. The diorama in particular is magnificent.

Comment on Blood on the water by Penny Griffith

Penny Griffith — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 08:17:33 +0000

Welcome to Golden Bay/Mohua, Dave. Here you are, at the place of the first recorded meeting between Maori and European, of which we have both words and images. Yes, they are European words and images, but it’s still pretty breath-taking, and a heritage responsibility that our small community respects. Today the right dynamics meant we met at Collingwood wharf, and so the network of understanding and interpretation expands. Don’t forget to visit our great displays at the Golden Bay Museum in Takaka — Aotearoa/New Zealand’s only permanent displays to that First Meeting (we’re just starting to plan AT 372 this December)