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Pounamu / Greenstone hanger ‘Bound Toki’

?Stoere Pounamu/Greenstone met de hand gesneden hanger ‘Bound Toki’ 50mm lang, 30mm breed. One off. Matte finish. Robuust design. Traditioneel ingebonden, handgevlochten zwart waxcord met schuif knoopjes, collectienummer M07472.
Voor wie is deze mooie Maori hanger bestemd? De Maori symboliek van de Toki: een symbool van macht, autoriteit en vastberadenheid. Zeer geschikt als geschenk aan iemand waar men veel respect voor heeft en tevens ook respect voor het vakmanschap van deze persoon.
Meer mooie Greenstone – Pounamu hangers uit Nieuw-Zeeland vind je op mijn website -Matariki online gallery- in de Jade/Greenstone rubriek: http://www.matariki.nl/Artefacts/Sieraden/Hangers/Jade/
Meer info of vrijblijvende prijsopgave? stuur n mailtje naar info@matariki.nl en je krijgt snel antwoord

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Summer Sale @ Matariki Gallery – Maori Art in the Netherlands

 ? Het Maori symbool Pikorua – Twist is het symbool van ‘houden van’ en bij elkaar horen voor altijd. Deze unieke Maori met de hand gesneden hanger van Greenstone is 33mm lang en 43mm breed. Stevige hanger, mooi strak design -M07162-. Waxcord naturel met de hand gevlochten en Jade toggle inbegrepen.

Nu in de Summer Sale  bij Matariki Gallery geen EUR. 149,00 maar slechts EUR. 119,00 (exclusief verzendkosten)
Interesse, stuur een mailtje naar info@matariki.nl   en u krijgt snel antwoord.
Meer mooie Greenstone – Pounamu hangers uit Nieuw-Zeeland vind je op mijn website -Matariki online gallery- in de Jade/Greenstone rubriek: http://www.matariki.nl/Artefacts/Sieraden/Hangers/Jade/

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Makara Beach, a treasure West of Wellington

 

Experience NewZealand, Makara Beach

Experience NewZealand – Makara Beach

 

When touring around the western suburbs of Wellington, I really wanted to explore Karori which seemed to me a beautiful suburb. Once there it was easy to follow the Makara Road to Makara Beach. I was stunned by the authenticity of this beach, to me it really made a huge impact. I instantly fell in love with this beautiful beach. Just because it has that raw quality, the large pebbles, the driftwood, the shells, all together with the huge waves on this very windy afternoon. And luckily because of the weather forecast forecasting rain and wind, there were not too many people around either, so I had the place to myself, and the weather was not at all that bad, it really looked even promising as well.

Experience NewZealand Makara Beach
Experience NewZealand – Makara Beach. I instantly fell in love with this beautiful beach. Just because it has that raw quality, the large pebbles, the driftwood, the shells?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First checking the tide if it would be safe to follow the shore to the Makara Walkway, I intended to try this out just for a small bit, to get some overview of this beach from above.
Much to my surprise in the valley leading to the cliff you could hardly feel the wind anymore which enabled me to enjoy the beautiful putiputi (flowers) of the many harakeke(nz flax) growing there. I ended up at the beautiful steep cliff where not only I could look back to the newly discovered beach…

Experience NewZealand - Looking back to Makara Beach

 

 

But was also stunned at the same time by looking directly to the waves of the Tasman Sea as well as the Cook Strait and the shores of the South Island.

Experience NewZealand, view from the cliff to the South Island
Experience NewZealand -View from the cliff to the South Island.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the sky seemed to brighten as well so all the ingredients for the best (windy) picnic place ever!

Experience NewZealand Picnic on the cliff, looking at the South Island
Experience NewZealand  – Picnic on the cliff, looking at the South Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This place has taken me by surprise and words can hardly express how I felt. One of those rare moments that nature really takes your breath away.

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Beautiful Wellington, capital of NewZealand

Wellington, the coolest little capital in the world.

ExperienceNewZealand Oriental Bay
Experience NewZealand      Oriental Bay, Wellington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrived in Wellington on a sunny afternoon and the drive with the car from the airport, along Evans Bay and Oriental Bay, makes you instantly feel mesmerised by the beautiful views and at the same time it is a coming home to New Zealand!

The city centre of the capital has so much to offer,  it is very busy day and night and yet it feels cosy and colourful.
Oriental Bay so close to the city is beautiful and the water of the Wellington Harbour looks so cool and fresh!

Experience NewZealand, Wellington Harbour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What better way to find out than by strolling on the walkways along the water, soaking in the views and hearing the tuis sing their song to celebrate the spring and the nectar they enjoy from the flowers of the harakeke, the New Zealand flax. At the moment the tui welcomes me, my heart leaps, I feel very much at home again?

Experience NewZealand   A Tui welcomes me so very close!          ?My favourite bird in Aotearoa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Almost on my way

Experience NewZealand
Mount Maunganui

 For many years now, New Zealand plays an important role in my life.
Living there, years ago, really changed my life completely. Having been able to enjoy that unique nature and fresh air once, it created at the same time a longlife feeling of longing to go back.
I am definitely an ‘oceanswimmer’, as they call people who feel they are in between two countries, still not sure where they really belong.
However in this day and age we are all global citizens and it is now easier to go and just visit NZ than years ago.
So it is time again to hop on the plane and fly to my beloved Aotearoa?
My goal is to discover areas of NZ where I have not been yet and some of the places I travel to, will be reconnections with earlier experiences.
New Zealand always gives me that feeling of homecoming far away from home.
It is that place where I feel the most free and where my spirits rise to go on an adventure, to explore that beautiful nature, walk on an amazing beach or listen to the beautiful Maori language.
Stay tuned for not long now until I hope to tell you about my first adventure.
Arohanui?

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Journey to Aotearoa

Experience NewZealand  -  Lake Rotoaira, with a view on Tongariro National Park, Central North Island, Aotearoa, New Zealand
Experience NewZealand  –  Lake Rotoaira, with a view on Tongariro National Park, Central North Island, Aotearoa, New Zealand

Coming soon : in this blog you will find my adventures during my roadtrips and hikes in Aotearoa, New Zealand.