Impressive, what acient polynisian people already know about geothermal and volcanic systems in the reagion! There sagas and tales (pūrākau legend) align vulcanos, geothermal features, geysirs etc across the Pacific into the depth of New Zealand. Really understood it as a connected system, not just features, standing by themself. It doesn’t stop with the knowledge […]
Today is the/a national holyday: Remembering the significance of the Waitangi Treaty, signed on 6 february 1840. The path to this treaty started long before that. One of the important stepping stones was the Declaration of Independence: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, signed in 1835. This is the official Declaration of Independence […]
Yep. I took the bus. Again. I still can’t get myself into renting a car or mobilehome. It’s not just a sustainability issue – they offer also electrical once (might have an opinion about material use and sourcing for that), it’s mostly a social one: In the bus, I had a great chat with the […]