http://www.theprow.org.nz/maori/?start=0 The Māori of Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough have a rich and living history. This section tells some of the stories about the people and their land - ngā kōrero o te ihu o te waka a Maui en http://www.wotzwot.com/rssxl.php http://www.theprow.org.nz/wairau-affray/ The Wairau Affray (also sometimes known as the Wairau Incident, Affair or Massacre in earlier accounts) was the first serious engagement between Māor... http://www.theprow.org.nz/kehu-maori-guide-extraordinaire/ Kehu was greatly admired by the European explorers he guided through the upper South Island... http://www.theprow.org.nz/auckland-point-market/ Matangi Awhio had long been a pa or seasonal camping site when it became a gathering place and lively trading post after European settlement. The sea ... http://www.theprow.org.nz/pa-and-kainga/ Ancient pa (fortified settlements) - and kainga (villages) scatter Te Tau Ihu o Waka. European settlers certainly did not arrive in a 'barren social ... http://www.theprow.org.nz/maori-horticultural-skills-and-their-soils/ Maori were skilled farmers. These skills were important in enabling them to exploit trade with early Europeans and also left a legacy of rich, fertile... http://www.theprow.org.nz/maori-rescues/ A role in which Maori distinguished themselves and to which they seemed to be particularly well-suited by their courage and physical prowess was rescu... http://www.theprow.org.nz/maori-and-whaling/ Whales have traditionally had cultural significance for Maori, and the European whaling industry became a fruitful source of employment and trade... http://www.theprow.org.nz/maori-and-business-nelson-tasman-and-marlborough/ Maori in Te Tau Ihu were already experienced traders when settlers arrived in 1842... http://www.theprow.org.nz/the-native-tenths-reserves/ Edward Gibbon Wakefield’s vision of recognising Maori land ownership and of ensuring that any land sold retained a fair and equitable distribution o... http://www.theprow.org.nz/whats-in-a-name-wakatu-or-whakatu/ The Maori name for Nelson has two alternative spellings. Wakatu or Whakatu. Neither is wrong, and both spellings have traditions and stories behind th...