New Zealand Geographic
WEBOff the warming northeastern coasts of New Zealand, a spiky problem is snowballing. Centrostephanus rodgersii, the longspined sea urchin, is a native species, but the comparatively balmy winters underwater are supercharging its reproduction. On top of that, we’ve eaten too many of its probable key predators—big crays.
What happened on Whakaari? - New Zealand Geographic
WEBThe eruption started at 9.35pm, with big heaves inside the crater. At 10.03pm, it began pelting the walking track with projectiles, but withheld its final energy until 10.11pm when, with a whoomph, it sent the plume sky-high.A scalding current of steam and debris, coloured green by the hydrothermally altered rock it contained, rolled right over the walking track at 11 metres per second, and ...
Inside the Land March - New Zealand Geographic
WEBTe Rōpū o te Matakite sets out from Te Hāpua on September 14, 1975. Te Hāpua was the birthplace of then-Minister of Māori Affairs Matiu Rata. The proposed march united a wide cross-section of urban and rural Māori, but support was not universal. Rata felt it would undermine his efforts from within the government, and sought to head it off.
What went wrong and what are we doing about it? - New Zealand …
WEBSix years and one month to the day after landing at Paihia in the Bay of Islands William Colenso finished a rush job. He was a printer, and in the early evening of January 30, 1840, he completed the last of a hundred invitations asking Northland chiefs to come to Mr and Mrs Busby’s house the next week to meet the “chief of the Queen”, who had arrived from Sydney to be “a governor for ...
Photography Archive | New Zealand Geographic - nzgeo.com
WEBFrom 65 finalists, there were nine winners in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year. Behold, the finest frames of New Zealand's environment and society in 2017. The inaugural Canon Personal Project Grant enabled Richard Robinson to photograph the far reaches of New Zealand’s ocean territory.
What happened at Waitangi - New Zealand Geographic
WEBArtist and activist Tame Iti (Tūhoe) leads supporters of his performance piece onto the bridge that connects the Te Tii Marae side of Waitangi to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. The procession chanted, “The Treaty is a fraud. Honour the Treaty.”. The stars are still out when we arrive at Te Whare Rūnanga marae.
The meaning of mana - New Zealand Geographic
WEBThe meaning of mana. There are more cautionary notes in Māoridom dealing with mana than you could shake the proverbial stick at. It is a source of both personal and collective strength, pride and identity. Mishandled, it becomes the bearer of shame, ridicule and embarrassment. If mana allows us to walk tall, then it also casts a long shadow ...
Moa: The Life and Death of New Zealand’s Legendary Bird
WEBThe Moa were. perhaps the most unusual family of birds that ever lived. Some boasted legs built like an elephant, others laid eggs the size of rugby balls, and the giant moa was the tallest bird ever to walk the planet. They evolved in isolation over millions of years, roaming the forests of New Zealand, but were ill-prepared for humans.
Matariki rising - New Zealand Geographic
WEBThere’s a new holiday on the calendar: Matariki, the Māori new year. It’s the first indigenous celebration to be formally recognised in any colonised country. It brings with it a focus on the resurgence of the maramataka, the Māori environmental calendar. And it might just be the best thing that’s happened to New Zealand’s environmental conscience in years.
Flax - the enduring fibre - New Zealand Geographic
WEBFlax – the enduring fibre. With lofty flower stalks that stab the sky and leaves as broad as a waka paddle, flax, or harakeke, is one of our most striking native plants—a feature of wetland, coastline and hill country. It has also played a pivotal role in the development of New Zealand’s human landscape.