Showing posts with label new zealand. Show all posts
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Friday, July 11, 2008

11 - Timaru, New Zealand



On the W coast of the S island, between Christchurch and Dunedin.

Timaru has been constructed on rolling hills created from the lava flows of the extinct Mt Horrible volcano, which last erupted many thousands of years ago. The result is that most of the main streets are undulating, a clear contrast with the flat landscape of the Canterbury Plains to the north. This volcanic rock is used for the construction of local "bluestone" buildings.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

11 - Ihumatao, New Zealand

Hill W of Aukland International Airport, overlooking Manukau Harbour. Here's the Maori WIkipedia entry (Maori, being a polynesian language, being most appropriate for a wiki-form):

Ko Ihumatao he nohanga o te takiwā o Tāmaki-makau-rau, i roto anō i te rohe whenua o Ākarana-ki-te-raki (AK). E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu tēnei. Ko Tāmaki-makau-rau tētahi o ngā takiwā o Aotearoa, kei Te Ika-a-Māui taua takiwā.