Tag Archives: History

They Toil and Spin (1942)

They Toil and Spin (1942)

Check out this historical piece of media about the Wool and the War effort in New Zealand. All ages of woman spin and knit wool to support the kiwi…

After 150 years Mummified Maori head to Return to New Zealand

After 150 years Mummified Maori head to Return to New Zealand

After 150 years Britain’s Warrington Museum is sending back the mummified head said to be that of a New Zealand Maori chief. The Maori head, or Toi moko, was brought to Britain in the…

Discussing Democracies

Discussing Democracies

New Zealand and the United States are open and democratic societies with British colonial origins, a frontier legacy, a history of mass immigration and widely remarked-upon senses of optimism, but New Zealanders, by contrast,…