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al2401 Says: On 6th February 1840 a treat between the British Crown and various Mâori cheifs was signed at Waitangi thus giving the treaty its name. Possibly due to translation difficulties the English and Mâori versions differ causing a 'grey zone' in interpretation. The British view...
alusru Says: This is the carved Meeting House of the Maori. Take off your shoes and you are allowed to come in. The energy of many, many years of meetings will salute. Each tribe of the Maori had it's own carved sign on the wall. The buttresses held from two Tiki, the one in front with...
alusru Says: Carved Maori War Canoe called Waka.You should try to get there at the time when they bring it into the water.It's a great feeling to see and touch such an extreme different Canoe as I ever saw before.
'La Casa del Tratado / The Treaty House 3'
elpariente Says: Maori Whare Runanga , es la casa de juntas Maori que se construyó en 1940 para celebrar el centenario del tratado de WaitangiEstá hecha toda de madera y en ella se se representan la mayor parte de las tribus Maori Maori Whare Runanga is the Maori meeting house built in 1940...
elpariente Says: Es un pueblo pequeño al lado del mar desde el que se pueden hacer excursiones en barco , visitar la Bahía de las islas , navegar , pasear... Relajante y bonito A small town near the sea from which you can make boat trips, visit the Bay of Islands, sailing, walking ......
La Casa del Tratado / The Treaty House 2
elpariente Says: 3" ngatokimatawhaorua " Es el nombre del mayor bote Maorí en el mundo y recibe su nombre de la canoa en que el legendario navegante Polinesio , Kupe descubrió Nueva ZelandaLa canoa está hecha con dos grandes troncos de "kauris" , con la madera tallada y la botan una vez al...
La Casa del Tratado / The Treaty House 1
elpariente Says: La Casa del Tratado a parte de su significado histórico es un sitio que vale la pena visitar pues está localizada en unas colinas desde las que se ve el mar y sus islas , con unas vistas fantásticas y rodeada de jardines llenos de todo tipo de flores . En el mismo recinto se...
worldkiwi Says: James Busby came to New Zealand in the 1830's to act as a sort of British ambassador and law keeper for the many British citizens living in Russell (Kororareka) and the far north. Unfortunately, he was only one man and couldn't really enforce British rule on the unruly...
grets Says: A bit of a trek through the grounds to try and find the canoe down by the cove at Hobson's Brach, but it is really worth it.The largest war canoe in the world at 35m long. Called Ngatokimatawharua, it was built for the centenary of the signing of the treaty in 1940 and can...
grets Says: The walkway back to the visitors centre from the War Canoe is very nicely laid out, with elevated pine walkways amongst the ginat punga ferns.
The Maori Meeting House - Whare Runanga
grets Says: I much prefer the traditional Maori Meeting House, it is very impressive, especially the interior. The Whare Runanga and marae (grassed are in front) form the basis of Maori culture and society. It is held as a symbol of tribal prestige and a monument to the tribe's notable...
grets Says: I am quite disappointed by the Waitangi Treaty House - there is not much to see here, just an old house with the dining room laid out and the bedroom furnished. I feel it has been milked for more than it is worth, getting down to dessecting the walls to show how they were...
Waikokpu Cafe: Great Coffees, Fantastic Food
IcemanNZL Says: Waikokopu Cafe has a wide range of menu items ranging from a small muffin and a coffee to a full plate of Pork Ribs.This Cafe is reasonably priced and it situated in a wonderful setting. If you get a chance sit out on the desked area next to the pond.
Waikokopu Cafe.: Fine food and good coffee.
worldkiwi Says: The Waikokopu Cafe is located in the Waitangi National Trust Reserve, but has access to the carpark. The building sits beside a little pond and a lovely green patch of bush (native forest). The coffee is good and there is an impresively creative menu that has a lot of...
This really is a special place if you're looking for a unique location for a few drinks and a relaxing evening. It is a converted wooden sugar boat with a bar covered by a canope on the upper deck and a restaurant below. It seems to be a 'locals' joint - not too many tourists, but there are interesting cultural treats too: news clippings on the walls from 1833 with adverts trying to entice nice English girls to emigrate to New Zealand.
Dress Code: Casual but nice.
Written Jun 2, 2005
Recent years have seen a renaissance of a rich heritage steeped in ritual, symbolism, mythology, and music. Maori culture, though of Polynesian origin, developed very distinctive aspects in isolation so far south in the Pacific.
Written Feb 8, 2003
grets Says: This area of New Zealand is famous for its giant Kauri Trees. All along the road from Auckland we see thse kauri trees and other trees interspersed with the enormous punga ferns. I am fascinated by the pattern they create on the landscape.Kauri is an ancient tree which...
shiran_d Says: A lonely lighthouse and a gnarled, twisted pohutukawa tree on a windswept cliff top on the northern tip of New Zealand have a special place in the Kiwi psyche.That all. lot of driving to do worth a visit,
elpariente Says: Los helechos es una constante durante la visita a Nueva Zelanda Acostumbrado a los helechos que tenemos en el Norte de España , que son pequeños . los de nueva Zelanda me impresionaron por su tamaño , su variedad y por su belleza .Fueron una muy grata compañía durante todo...
The interior of Whare Runanga.
worldkiwi Says: When you go inside the national meeting house, you'll be impressed by the dramatic carvings and tukutuku panels. If you pay a little extra at the entrance to the Waitangi reserve, you can get a guide to explain more about the carvings.
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Along the road from Auckland there is lovely, green, undulating scenery, but with cattle (I expected sheep), some of which had had their tails cropped in childhood. I've never seen that before....
Overlooking the bay of islands - this is a perfect view from the area in front of the Treaty house.
En el año 1840 firmaron aquí los Británicos y muchas tribus Maorí la fundación de Nueva Zelanda. El gobernador Hobson dijo a los jefes : He iwi tahi tatou - ahora somos un solo pueblo , aunque...
Modern New Zealand's historic birth place.
Waitangi is basically one big Historic Reserve, just north of Paihia in the Bay of Islands. Waitangi was the place where the Treaty of Waitangi (now often called New Zealand's founding document) was...
Whare Runanga Maori meeting house
The Waitangi Treaty House represents one party of the two party Treaty. The other prominent building in the historic precinct is the Whare Runanga, a Maori meeting house standing as a monument to the...
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