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9 Feb 2019

This Place That Makes Mythologies Necessary | New Zealand | HereIsWhere Episode 25

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23 Jan 2019

This Place That Makes Mythologies Necessary

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At death, Maori say that a person’s wairua (spirit) comes to Cape Reinga (Te Rerenga Wairua) to cast itself off to the Underworld, to Hawaiki, the Other World, the place of origin. The spirits climb down to a pohutukawa tree … Continued

31 Mar 2013

Missing

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I was woken at 5.30am by a text message from my sister “Big earthquake in Christchurch. Family report OK at this stage. Death and casualties not known yet.” And another from my sister in law “Hey – there’s been another … Continued