New Zealand history

Birds, Mana and Maori Culture

Blog by Content Catnip13/08/201811/11/2018

All About Maori Kite Making

Blog by Content Catnip10/08/201813/06/2018

The ultimate guide to collective nouns for New Zealand birds

Blog by Content Catnip08/08/201811/11/2018

Travel: Magnificent Milford Sound, New Zealand

Blog by Content Catnip06/08/201811/11/2018

Travel: Baby seal on Mahia Beach, New Zealand

Blog by Content Catnip11/05/201803/04/2018

Travel: A winter afternoon of contemplation in Queenstown

Blog by Content Catnip09/04/201803/04/2018

Every Picture Tells a Story: Extinct volcanos in Auckland

Blog by Content Catnip07/03/201805/12/2017

Every Picture Tells a Story: The Maori legend of two sisters Rehutai and Tangimoana

Blog by Content Catnip05/01/201817/11/2017

Atea a Rangi: Star Maps of the Maori and Pacific Peoples

Blog by Content Catnip01/01/201818/11/2017

A Brief History of Auckland’s 53 Volatile Volcanoes

Blog by Content Catnip27/12/201706/12/2017

Blog by Content Catnip07/12/2017

Travel: Maori waka ama (racing war canoe) on Auckland Harbour

Waka Ama is a sport akin to outrigger canoe racing or group rowing. It’s based on traditional modes of Polynesian sea travel which relied upon celestial navigation. Since the 80s and 90s high-tech canoes of Hawaiian or Polynesian design have become hugely popular as a sport among Māori, often performed as part of cultural festivals held […]