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New Zealand was the last major landmass, other than Antarctica, to be settled by humans. This new account of New Zealand's history considers this dynamic land from its break from Gondwana 80 million years ago to the beginning of the twenty-first century.

This book provides a starting point for those wanting to gain an insight into traditional Maori art.

"This book investigates one of the richest and most unusual faunas in the world, one that thrived in isolation for 80 million years, but that over the past two millennia has been reduced to a shadow of its former glory. It was a fauna dominated by birds. In one of the most dramatic extinctions of modern times, half of these species were removed from the planet forever." "Among these lost animals were the giant birds known as moa, an evolutionary...

Details of a collection of Māori string games featuring figures and tricks observed by the author on expeditions to Rotorua in 1920, the marae of Koriniti, Hiruhārama and Pipiriki on the Whanganui River in 1921 and to Whare-ponga, Waiomatatini, Waitangirua and Te Araroa on the East Coast in 1923.