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  1. Looking for more information about Maori sailors who may have fought during the American Civil War in the 1860s.
  2. The book is 'Tagi Tote E Loto Haaku' by Margaret Pointer and Kalaisi Folau.
  3. Researching the 150 Niueans soldiers who came to NZ Oct 1915 to train for WWI at Narrow Neck in Auckland. They left for Egypt in Feb 1916.
  4. At a Leilua family reunion in Manurewa.
  5. Graduated Leadership NZ. Researching WWI & II participation in Solomon Is, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa/Tonga for ANZAC 2010 show Maori TV.
  6. Window shopping in Opotiki. There's a cool Maori arts shop called Tangata Whenua ph 07 315 5558. Maisey Rika launching a new album 'Tohu'.
  7. Standing by the carvings at Te Takapau o Maui Tikitiki a Taranga overlooking Aorangi, Taitai and the Waiapu River. Hikurangi is before us.
  8. Eating a fresh Ruatoria mince and cheese pie. Heading up to Pakihiroa Station.
  9. At Hato Paora with my whanau and iwi for the Knighthood ceremony for Sir Archie Taiaroa. What an awesome day.
  10. Just patted a female cheetah at Wellington Zoo as part of the Leadership NZ prog. Innovation and entrepreneurship the theme today.
  11. Feeding the giraffes at Wellington Zoo and having a Leadership NZ BBQ.
  12. Late night visit to Parliament buildings and tent city in Canberra. Called into Iron Bark Aboriginal restaurant in Manuka..
  13. Well that was a short but exhilirating fight with Tua and Cameron. Burger King Hamilton now with David Tua for a birthday kai.
  14. At Mystery Creek with my family at the David Tua fight waiting for the action to start. It's my Dad's birthday present to see him live.
  15. Relieved my brother and sister in American Samoa are safe as well as whanau in Savai'i and Upolu. But very sad for those who've had losses.
  16. Watching Sir Howard Morrison's funeral live here at Maori TV in Auckland. Someone's cooking boilup in the kitchen. Yum.
  17. At the site of the old fighting pa at Manutuke near Gisborne. The trenches and pallisades remind me of Te Kooti's fortress at Te Porere.
  18. Blue cod for lunch at Bluff. Chicken carbonara for dinner in Gisborne. Hope to get up to Pakihiroa Station tomorrow but rain may stop us.
  19. Actually a local kaumatua has just told me its the Takitimu Ranges were looking at at the bottom of the Southern Alps.
  20. At Te Waewae Bay - Stewart Island in the distance and Southern Alps to the right. Doing an interview on South Island Landless Native Act.