NEW ZEALAND: an animated history from 1200 AD onwards

"See the history of Māori arrivals from 1200, European arrivals from 1642 and the  signing of He Whakaputanga from 1835 to 1839.

This animation is from the map table at the He Tohu exhibition.
The map table is a 3D canvas that stories are projected onto from above. Find out more at https://natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu

He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs."

On Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w0zjqA3hUI

AUSTRALIA / NEWS: Auckland's South Pacific celebrations this week

Last weekend saw Auckland's annual Pasifika bash:

Image: http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/cookislands-maori/en/content/countdown-pasifika-festival

Programme here: http://www.aucklandnz.com/pasifika/sunday

- and this coming Wednesday through to Saturday is the ASB Polyfest (http://www.asbpolyfest.co.nz/).

The Polyfest celebrated its 40th year in 2015 and included some impressive haka dances: