Silverdale Pioneer Village have this quote from Carl Sagan; “You have to know the past to understand the present.“
This is important considering our nation is suffering from cultural amnesia and in the grip of people who want to divide us. (*See the link below under ‘slop.’)
I’ll begin at the beginning with the ancient people of NZ. This is only what I’ve found. I’ve described the places and happenings so you can check the events out for yourself.
As I dig into the past I am reminded of the proverb “The first to state his case seems right until another comes to question him.” Proverbs 18:17.
This is a work in progress as I’m still learning about the land with each new walk.
Pre Maori
When was New Zealand first settled?
How NZ is mythtaken over the year 1350
Pre 1840
Post 1840
Christianity
Maori prophets, Missionaries and Museums
Links
Further to Kevan Marks’ letter entitled Many Questions (Advocate 14/01/2015) regarding destruction of evidence of pre-Maori occupancy of NZ:
The Northern Advocate: Have your say: Embargoed sites
The environment : despite a small population and relatively short human history, New Zealanders (of all skin hues) have been remarkably destructive towards their natural environment.
A history of New Zealand in 100 places
John Aldworth: Evidence of an earlier culture living in New Zealand is becoming more evident
Slop
*This is an example of the revisionist / climate change / cultural-marxist slop being served up to us by so-called “journalists.” New Zealand deserves better than this rubbish.
Climate change a manifestation of colonisation, researcher says
NZShortWalks 