New Zealand - Maori Battalion Monument - Whakarewarewa - Rotorua - 1970’s - Gladys M Goodall Photo - Photo Postcard Format #t1201 Whakarewarewa - Reduced version of Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao - Meaning The gathering place for the war parties of Wahiao - Often abbreviated to Whaka by locals - A semi-rural geothermal area in the Taupo Volcanic Zone - The site of the Māori fortress of Te Puia - Having some 500 pools, most of which are alkaline chloride hot springs - At least 65 geyser vents, each with their own name - Seven geysers are currently active. - Pohutu Geyser, meaning big splash or explosion, erupts approximately hourly to heights of up to 30 m. Rotorua - Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua. - The majority of the Rotorua District is in the Bay of Plenty Region - An estimated permanent population of 59,500 - The country's 10th largest urban area - The Bay of Plenty's second largest urban area behind Tauranga Maori People - The indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand - Māori originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia - Arrived in New Zealand in several waves of waka (canoe) voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350 - Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed their own distinctive culture (Reference: Wikipedia) Video: Songs of the Maori (1964) New Zealand National Film Unit presents Songs of the Maori (1964) This viewing copy is presented black and white, however the original preservation master copies which we ( Archives New Zealand) hold are in colour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE5h-O2BXNA