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Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Learning not to foul the nest
In a section headed "Once were quarriers", the State of New Zealand's Environment report says both early Maori and Europeans treated this country as a "quarry" - hunting the moa to extinction and later almost wiping out seals and whales, felling the forests for timber and gum, mining gold and coal, and later overstocking hillsides on the East Coast and South Island high country.
Obituary: David Lewis
Adventurer. Died aged 85.
David Lewis was once aptly described as a romantic adventurer of the epic mould. His love of adventure and challenge led him to great success, but on many occasions it came close to costing him his life. Disaster always lurked on his many journeys.
Thursday, October 24, 2002
Adventurer dies in Australia
Sailor and explorer David Lewis has died in Australia at 85. In 1964 Dr Lewis became the first person to sail a multi-hull yacht around the world and several years later he was lucky to survive after his steel sloop Ice Bird went end over end in the Southern Ocean. He was also a scholar of traditional oceanic navigation, and a man who tested what he believed on the sea.
Friday, October 18, 2002
Bay of Plenty tribe initials deed of settlement
Ngati Tuwharetoa and the Crown today initialled a Treaty of Waitangi deed of settlement, allocating $10.5 million in financial redress for the Kawerau-based tribe.
The draft deed also includes a Crown apology and cultural redress aimed at protecting key Ngati Tuwharetoa sites and areas of cultural significance.
Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Papamoa land to become cultural heritage park
A historically significant piece of land near Tauranga is to become a cultural heritage park.
The land contains some of New Zealand's most significant pa fortification sites. Carbon-dated artefacts show occupation dates to at least the mid-15th century.
Saturday, October 12, 2002
New Zealand Archaeological Association Inc.
Archaeology in New Zealand Vol 45 No 3 out now
Contents include:
Cold Injuries in Murihiku
More on Early Rats
Assessing Site Value
Reviews and News
Nigel Prickett: Landscapes of Conflict: A field guide to the NZ wars
For their history, New Zealanders are accustomed to going elsewhere. Now Prickett, an archaeologist at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, offers us a fascinating guide to the historical sites at home.
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