tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post6362267949432415279..comments2024-02-27T00:16:40.658-08:00Comments on my thoughts, stories and articles: Friday Shoot out: Your town, My City, Auckland New ZealandAnn, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪http://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-61247605560852130452009-06-12T00:07:03.872-07:002009-06-12T00:07:03.872-07:00I've been to Auckland years ago, perhaps it...I've been to Auckland years ago, perhaps it's time to make another visit there. Love the beautiful lakes and scenery there.Jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165901556595808031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-58279762892769237982009-06-06T17:49:41.542-07:002009-06-06T17:49:41.542-07:00I have to apologize- I had the wrong address on th...I have to apologize- I had the wrong address on the list of shoot-out participants. Not that that kept people from seeing your blog - NO IT KEPT me from seeing your blog. now I am corrected and will be by often.GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-10375445971653456442009-06-06T12:09:04.463-07:002009-06-06T12:09:04.463-07:00I really enjoyed my visit to Auckland! I almost fe...I really enjoyed my visit to Auckland! I almost feel like I've been there!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-11375285088696485672009-06-05T23:46:40.095-07:002009-06-05T23:46:40.095-07:00Waitaha is an early historical Māori iwi. Inhabita...Waitaha is an early historical Māori iwi. Inhabitants of the South Island of New Zealand, they were largely absorbed via marriage and conquest first by the Kāti Mamoe and then Ngāi Tahu from the 1500s onward.<br /><br />Today those of Waitaha descent are represented by the Ngāi Tahu iwi[1].<br /><br />Another iwi known as Waitaha lived in the Horowhenua area of the lower North Island.Contents [hide]<br /><br />[edit]<br />"Nation of Waitaha"<br /><br />In 1995 a book by Barry Brailsford, Song of Waitaha: The Histories of a Nation, claimed that the ancestors of the "Nation of Waitaha" were the first inhabitants of New Zealand, a pale-skinned people who had sailed there from Easter Island more than 2000 years before Polynesians arrived. It was claimed the "secret" Waitaha story had been suppressed for 200 years and the evidence of their occupation and existence, such as stone structures, had been mistaken for natural formations or Maori artifacts.<br /><br />Although a series of further books, web sites and New Age events have been based around these claims, they have been widely dismissed as inaccurate by conventional scholars. Historian Michael King noted: "There was not a skerrick of evidence – linguistic, artifactual, genetic; no datable carbon or pollen remains, nothing – that the story had any basis in fact. Which would make Waitaha the first people on earth to live in a country for several millennia and leave no trace of their occupation."[1]<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitaha<br />Hi Tammie,<br /><br />Thanks for bringing this out. The Maoris are officially regarded as the first people.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-44223462695964574652009-06-05T21:18:46.729-07:002009-06-05T21:18:46.729-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-34500595015923480702009-06-05T21:18:44.191-07:002009-06-05T21:18:44.191-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-65984906168110190632009-06-05T18:35:11.107-07:002009-06-05T18:35:11.107-07:00It really looks beautiful, thanks for sharing the ...It really looks beautiful, thanks for sharing the beauty of your city.<br /><br />Regarding Janet Frame: actually, her autobiography WAS made into a movie by the great director Jane Campion. You can check it out, it's called "An angel at my table" and it's extraordinary.Mary-Laurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014386827410465480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-54138676781130765232009-06-05T18:10:13.728-07:002009-06-05T18:10:13.728-07:00Wonderful and informative post!Fun to see so many ...Wonderful and informative post!Fun to see so many images of the land and people. <br />I thought the first New Zealand people were the Waitaha. Is there still debate over this?Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-60675269462239887122009-06-05T17:36:58.859-07:002009-06-05T17:36:58.859-07:00Oh, I love all your photos. What a wonderful tour ...Oh, I love all your photos. What a wonderful tour around your part of the world. <br /><br />You covered so many things and I love the commentary you added.<br /><br />And your country is now the most peaceful place to live now? That is great. <br /><br />Did I tell you that our new sailing instructor was hired to come here from New Zealand to teach our six week sailing school? I took her photo today for a story the paper is doing on her. I will send you the newspaper link when it comes out.<br /><br />Thanks for all the beautiful photos. One day, I may get to New Zealand. You make it sound better each time I come here.aurbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234712574405718245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-64398928805057863222009-06-05T16:03:04.824-07:002009-06-05T16:03:04.824-07:00I love learning of your town. The pictures are ve...I love learning of your town. The pictures are very nice.Zarogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852628016279018089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-3083352466858146672009-06-05T16:02:57.197-07:002009-06-05T16:02:57.197-07:00I love learning of your town. The pictures are ve...I love learning of your town. The pictures are very nice.Zarogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852628016279018089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-74547917669848275482009-06-05T15:33:25.680-07:002009-06-05T15:33:25.680-07:00You live in such a beautiful place! Thanks for sha...You live in such a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing a bit about it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011213468397062735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-9529582419051796382009-06-05T06:56:34.055-07:002009-06-05T06:56:34.055-07:00what an awesome post!! you are so creative with th...what an awesome post!! you are so creative with the story of your town and the photos. a very beautiful place indeed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347204411744571682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-37369329979190692702009-06-05T05:38:39.041-07:002009-06-05T05:38:39.041-07:00I love them all but that little boy in fron of the...I love them all but that little boy in fron of the fountain is priceless Ann. Thank you for such a beautiful tour of Aukland and it's history. What a beautiful place you live in :)<br />Have a weekend filled with love, joy and laughter and.......<br /><br />Steady On<br />Reggie GirlMidlife, menopause, mistakes and random stuff...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04189854037804749722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-11883856177830418492009-06-05T03:03:10.078-07:002009-06-05T03:03:10.078-07:00The Pohutukawa tree is amazing!The Pohutukawa tree is amazing!Sarah Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884012730205363096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-45052308392925260882009-06-05T02:04:27.691-07:002009-06-05T02:04:27.691-07:00I must look out for the Pohutakawa flower monument...I must look out for the Pohutakawa flower monument next time I am in Auckland.<br />Nice pictures of your city.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660567773516760768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-18480607779288306982009-06-04T22:48:01.789-07:002009-06-04T22:48:01.789-07:00a nice tour! thanks for sharing these images!a nice tour! thanks for sharing these images!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389922868709027304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-75903476582089376002009-06-04T16:19:07.878-07:002009-06-04T16:19:07.878-07:00What an informative and interesting post and such ...What an informative and interesting post and such lovely pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com