Spent the day walking around downtown Wellington yesterday.
I was able to take a look around the Te Papa - New Zealand's national museum. Saw some exhibits on the native Maori peoples (not unlike those at the Auckland museum -- which were more complete, I thought), the environment in NZ (complete with magnitude 5 earthquake simulation and volcanoe demonstrations), and some local artwork. It was way too big a museum for 1 day, and the feet were aching.
Also had a chance to look at the botanical gardens and ride the historic Wellington Cable Car (and watch the nearby cricket match happening in the park).
Oh, and I like this huge billboard ad for Adidas that shows the traditonal Haka danc
e. Possibly the best two videos on youtube, very worth watching:Video 1
Video 2 (Not sure where that second link went...)
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I was not familiar with the New Zealand Haka. However, I was familiar with the Hawaiian one...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pCZ5RkhJkY
Yeah, Randy, I'm not surprised.
ReplyDeleteThe Maoris and the natives in Hawaii share a lot of customs, history, and language. Thanks for pointing this out; I hadn't seen it!