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*** December 2024 Image and Video Thread ***

So who remembers the Rainbow Warrior? The day terrorism came to NZ. This is her final resting place. Right in the Vee of those trees apparently.
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And a monument to her memory
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So, Flagstaff hill. The story behind it, involving the chopping down of the flagstaff on no less than 4 occasions by a certain Hone Heke, is quite the part of NZ history :)
I was a little bit cheeky, and asked a couple of the Maori folks who were also visiting there, if they'd brought along an axe. Luckily, it was met with a few laughs and good humor :) My Sisters were a little bit nervous he he he he.
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Markus: Thanks for the opportunity to look up info about the Rainbow Warrior, and also Hone Heke. The former I remembered a bit about, but the latter was new to me. Fascinating histories. Cheers!
 
PJD said:
Markus: Thanks for the opportunity to look up info about the Rainbow Warrior, and also Hone Heke. The former I remembered a bit about, but the latter was new to me. Fascinating histories. Cheers!
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My pleasure. And I mean that :) New Zealand has a very short history of human settlement in the grand scheme of things, especially if you compare it with the likes of most of Europe, or China for example, but it's actually quite interesting. Well, I think so anyway :) Glad you enjoyed it.

Edit -the history of Russel, of which I posted a couple of photos of a page back, is also a little bit interesting. It's quite close to the spot where the Waitangi test was signed. Wandered around there a few years back, but that was m4/3 days :)
 
Markuswelder said:
My pleasure. And I mean that :) New Zealand has a very short history of human settlement in the grand scheme of things, especially if you compare it with the likes of most of Europe, or China for example, but it's actually quite interesting. Well, I think so anyway :) Glad you enjoyed it.

Edit -the history of Russel, of which I posted a couple of photos of a page back, is also a little bit interesting. It's quite close to the spot where the Waitangi test was signed. Wandered around there a few years back, but that was m4/3 days :)
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Edit -that should read Waitangi treaty dammit.
 
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