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NZ Post Pulls Māori Language Petition Anniversary Stamps Amid Collaboration Difficulties

In this exclusive investigation, we uncover the astonishing truth behind the cancellation of NZ Post's Māori Language…

In Maori

2021 Whanau Marama - Family of Light

I was excited to see a Matariki issue from NZ Post. Then I noticed there was no mention of Matariki on the stam…

In 2021

2020 Maori Language Week.

Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - Maori Language Week. Te reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand. Since 1975,…

In 2020

2020 Nga Hau e Wha - The Four Winds.

This year, in celebration of Matariki, NZ Post decided to highlight stories associated with Ngā Hau e Whā or The Four Win…

In 2020

2019 Tuia 250: Michel Tuffery's Artistic Journey of Discovery

To mark 250 since Captain Cook discovered New Zealand, Tuia 250 is a commemorative programme of experiences for encouragi…

In 2019

2019 Kupe - The Great Navigator

Throughout the Pacific region, Kupe is the navigator credited with bringing the knowledge and data back to the Pacific…

In 2019

1998 New Zealand Art - Peter McIntyre

This tribute was the second in the New Zealand Art series and followed on from the inaugural issue i…

In Art

2006 Kapa Haka - Maori Performing Arts (Withdrawn Issue)

To tell you the truth, I struggled with the idea of doing a post on this issue. The other writers tell me I am the…

In Maori

2018 Maui and the Fish

Maui and the Fish - Te Ika-a-Maui. The first time I can remember hearing this story was on the Sunday Childre…

In 2018

1995 Famous New Zealanders

For such a small nation, New Zealand has produced a surprising number of great achievers, famous in a wide spectrum of e…

In Famous People

2017 Matariki

In 2017, when NZ Post didn't issue their annual Matariki stamp issue, I was a bit disappointed. I'v…

In 2017

2008 150th Anniversary of Kingitanga

150th Anniversary of the Maori King Movement. For other stamps with Maori themes see our New Zealand Maori. Fait…

In Famous People

1996 Maori Crafts

The first Māori people brought their art and crafts with them from their ancient homeland in Polynesia when they …

In Maori

2017 Te Reo Maori - Maori Language.

Now, this issue went in a direction I did not expect. Recently I did a post on te reo Maori (Maori Language) …

In 2017

1995 Maori Language

Ko te Reo te Mauri o te Mana Maori. The language is the life force of being Maori. For other posts on Maori see o…

In Maori

1987 Fibre Arts

This issue features a Maori view of the use of natural fibre is the subject of this four stamp issue, designed b…

In Maori

2017 He Tohu

He Tohu is a remarkable new permanent exhibition in the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aot…

In 2017

2011 Kapa Haka

Also see our index New Zealand Maori From the graceful movements of the Poi to the overwhelming power of the Hak…

In 2011

1980 - 1981 Definitives.

Definitives Tour. Back to 1975 Pictorials Forward to 1980 - 1985 Definitives. Here ar…

In Definitive

1998 The Statue of Wairaka

Back in June, when Kim was working on her post, 1998 - 1999 Scenic Stamps , she came across a stamp featuring the…

In Maori

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Arie In Fiscal Stamps

Counterpart, Denoting, Fine Paid, Mortgagee's Indemnity and Not Liable stamps

New Zealand fiscal and postage stamps were overprinted for various revenue purposes. Some are given below. C…

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Index Ten - 2010 - 2014

Stamps Issued 2010 - 2014 Dark Blue: - Link to Featured Post. Back to Stamps Issued 2005 - 2009.

Index Nine - 2005 - 2009

Stamps Issued 2005 - 2009 Dark Blue: - Link to Featured Post. Back to Stamps Issued 2000 - 2004.

Errors, Flaws and Varieties

One of the features of this blog are the large number of stamps considered to be Errors, Flaws or Varieties. We have decided to create a page in our index to list these so readers can find them. They will be listed in chronological order with a brief description and link to their location. When Allan suggested the idea to me I went searching for what each of the items listed in the heading were. There seems to be a lot of confusion among stamp collectors. We maybe considered wrong here but we have agreed to call them as follows. Please feel free to leave us a comment below regarding this. A Error - This is a design error such as a spelling mistake or other such error in the design. A Flaw - This is an error made during the printing process, such as:- missing colour, colour or perf shift, ink marks caused during ...

New Zealand Wine Post 2020 - 2029

Stamps and many of the items found on these pages can be purchased from:- New Zealand Wine Post. (Stampmetro) This is the fourth part of our New Zealand Wine Post collection, taking us through the fourth 10 years. This collection is incomplete and needs a lot more work in some areas but we've decided to open it for viewing as we continue adding new items and completing further sections. The Wine Post, also known as New Zealand Wine Post, is a privately owned postal service in New Zealand. It is operated by Weston Winery New Zealand, which is the World's Most Southern Winery and acts as its only post office. The Wine Post began issuing its own postage in 1990. It is one of the many independent posts of New Zealand which has a deregulated postal environment. The Wine Post stamps are for their domestic and international postage for their own winery. ...

New Zealand Wine Post 2010 - 2019

Stamps and many of the items found on these pages can be purchased from:- New Zealand Wine Post. (Stampmetro) This is the third part of our New Zealand Wine Post collection, taking us through the third 10 years. This collection is incomplete and needs a lot more work in some areas but we've decided to open it for viewing as we continue adding new items and completing further sections. The Wine Post, also known as New Zealand Wine Post, is a privately owned postal service in New Zealand. It is operated by Weston Winery New Zealand, which is the World's Most Southern Winery and acts as its only post office. The Wine Post began issuing its own postage in 1990. It is one of the many independent posts of New Zealand which has a deregulated postal environment. The Wine Post stamps are for their domesti...

Index Eleven - 2015 - 2019.

Stamps Issued 2010 - 2014 Dark Blue: - Links to Posts. Back to Stamps Issued 2010 - 2014.

Index Six - 1990 - 1994

Stamps Issued 1990 1994 Back to Stamps Issued 1980 1989.

2001 - Aircraft.

Over the years there have been many stamps depicting aircraft going right back the earliest airmail stamps in the 1930s. Collecting New Zealand stamps showing aircraft would make a very large and interesting thematic collection. Maybe one day we might do more with this idea in this blog. Aircraft have played an important, though sometimes unnoticed, role in the life of New Zealanders. Both within our own boundaries and in our connection with the rest of the world, they have made significant contributions to defence, agriculture, transportation, industry and in bringing people together. This issue gave due recognition to the aircraft that have shaped our aviation history and affected the way we live. Great pictures of aircraft that made a big difference in New Zealand.

Great Barrier Pigeon Post.

Great Barrier Island is the largest island in the Hauraki Gulf, laying only 65 miles (105Km) from Auckland City. The island can be seen from Auckland on a clear day, it is that close, but back in the 1800s, it was isolated with no communication other than by sea with an irregular ship service. When in 1894, the Northern Steamship Company's ship SS Wairarapa hit the northern end of the island with the loss of 121 lives, the news took several days to reach Auckland. It highlighted the need for better communication between the island and the mainland. See our post Wreck of the Wairarapa. The Great Barrier Pigeongram Agency was created in early 1897 with a purpose of providing a mail service using pigeons. The letters carried, known as flimsies, were written on extremely lightweight paper. A few months later, on 14th May 1897, a rival pigeon mail ser...

Kupe and The First Maori Settlers.

Here is the story of Kupe and the First Maori Settlers of Aotearoa (New Zealand). It is a story of the voyage of the great waka (canoe), Matawhaorua, and the voyage of its successor Ngä-toki-matawhaorua; journeys across vast dangerous oceans to reach this land of Aotearoa. In the words of this story, we will meet the legendary voyager Kupe and others who sailed with him or after him. Mighty taniwha (dragon-like) and great ariki (great men of descent) had roles to play in this story as well. Finally, I hope to show you how closely this story is connected with the modern New Zealand of today. This post was something very different for me. While researching for other Maori stories that are featured on New Zealand postage stamps, I began to realise that there were a number of stories set around the legendary Kupe. I wondered if it might be possible to put these together into a single post, illustrated with postage stam...

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