Aotearoa New Zealand: the Land of the Long White Cloud
Fantastically beautiful and famously scenic, Aotearoa New Zealand could be described as having erupted into existence: New Zealand is essentially a group of relatively young volcanic islands. Local lore tells a similar tale of the country being dredged up from depths below in the legend of Maui. One day whilst out fishing with his magic hook, Maui was in his waka (his canoe, the South Island) which was at anchor (punga, Rakiura/Stewart Island) when he landed an enormous fish: the North Island (Te Ika a Maui). A quick look at a map of New Zealand from above will show this.
Experts suggest that around 750 years ago the first settlers, the Maori, arrived in New Zealand and established a structured society of tribes and sub-tribes (iwi and hapu). Food sources were initially abundant with large flightless birds as easy prey, lush forests full of berries and expansive coastlines from which to fish. Internal conflicts were common however and violent tribal wars over resources, namely food and land, were frequent; whilst the inevitable threat of migrant invasion became a reality in the 1800s
Aotearoa New Zealand: the Land of the Long White CloudFantastically beautiful and famously scenic, Aotearoa New Zealand could be described as having erupted into existence: New Zealand is essentially a group of relatively young volcanic islands. Local lore tells a similar tale of the country being dredged up from depths below in the legend of Maui. One day whilst out fishing with his magic hook, Maui was in his waka (his canoe, the South Island) which was at anchor (punga, Rakiura/Stewart Island) when he landed an enormous fish: the North Island (Te Ika a Maui). A quick look at a map of New Zealand from above will show this.Experts suggest that around 750 years ago the first settlers, the Maori, arrived in New Zealand and established a structured society of tribes and sub-tribes (iwi and hapu). Food sources were initially abundant with large flightless birds as easy prey, lush forests full of berries and expansive coastlines from which to fish. Internal conflicts were common however and violent tribal wars over resources, namely food and land, were frequent; whilst the inevitable threat of migrant invasion became a reality in the 1800s
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