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 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

NZ2020 International Stamp Exhibition Part Two.

Held under the patronage of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately, the NZ2020 International Stamp Exhibition was su…
In 2020

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

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

2017 Matariki

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

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

How the Kiwi Lost his Wings.

When I was a child in the early 1960s, one of the then Government-owned radio stations, 1ZB had a children's…
In Maori

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 o…
In Explorers

1998 - 1999 Scenic Stamps.

1998 Scenic Skies. Have you ever laid back and looked up at the sky, or maybe sat on the sand dunes at the beach and…
In Maori Legends

2008 Matariki - Maori Culture.

For the Māori people, the night skies in June traditionally have huge significance: they herald the dawn of a…
In Astronomy & Space

1994 Maori Myths & Legends

Six colourful stamps representing Maori myths of New Zealand.          The Maori had no written language and thus t…
In Maori

2000 - Tales of Two Taniwha

For an index to all our posts on New Zealand Maori.                                 Araiteuru.                       …
In Maori

Kurangaituku - The Bird Woman.

For an index to all our posts on The Maori People.         As I explore the legends and myths of the New Zealand Mao…
In Maori

The Legend of Hinemoa,

For an index to all our posts on The Maori People. Rotorua’s famous romance, based on a true story of forbidden love…
In Maori

1958 & 1998 - Pania of the Reef.

For an index to all our posts on The Maori People. This post was inspired by something in the post Mary has just com…
In Maori

1958 Anniversaries.

1958 First Trans-Tasman Flight 30th Anniversary - Kingsford Smith.                                   6d New Zeala…
In Aircraft

The Millennium Series - The Complete Series.

First Heritage Series.                     Second Heritage Series.                    Third Heritage Series. …
In Famous People

1997 - Millennium Series I - Discoverers.

The first issue in the Millennium Series, leading up to the Year 2000, was called Discoverers. It had the theme of disco…
In Captain Cook

1990 Heritage Set 6 - The Maori People.

Back to Set 5 - The Achievers.           Heritage Series Overview.          This issue is the final in the six part s…
In Heritage

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