Signposts
Blog URL http://blog.teara.govt.nz/
Located Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand
Tags New Zealand, History, Culture, Science, Current affairs
A blog about Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Latest Blog Posts
- Urban farmers on Nov 18, 2009 in Kerryn Pollock Kiwi culture
Over the past few years or so I’ve noticed that urban people have become more interested in growing their own food than in the recent past. Vegetable and herb gardens, and to a lesser extent small fruit orchards, are cropping up in suburban sec...
- Skinks, dolphins and toatoa – and getting it right on Nov 15, 2009 in Behind the scenes at Te Ara Jock Phillips
Getting it right is a major expectation of Te Ara. But sometimes it’s not us, but our committed users, who put us right. Their emails can take us on fascinating journeys in the pursuit of truth. Recently we had three interesting examples. The w...
- Black things for Black Friday on Nov 12, 2009 in Helen Rickerby In the news Kiwi culture
Happy Friday the 13th all. In honour of Black Friday, and the fact that black seems to have become our national colour (especially here in Wellington, I’m told), here’s a not-at-all-exhaustive list of black things featured in Te Ara: bla...
- Travelling-on quiz on Nov 3, 2009 in Julia Vodanovich Quizzes
Early in the year I declared 2009 was to be my year of travel and, true to my word, it has been so far. I have just returned from a fantastic 5-week holiday that led me to wonderful destinations. (Please open the article to see the flash file or play...
- Are kiwis boring? on Oct 30, 2009 in Basil Keane In the news Kiwi culture
The kiwi has been named the Forest & Bird Bird of the Year. This was a great comeback after failing to make the top 10 last year, which I suspect was partly due to cultural cringe. Even this year the kiwi was lampooned as a ‘flightless nat...
- New Sea-land on Oct 22, 2009 in Announcements and invitations Behind the scenes at Te Ara Caren Wilton
Just in time for New Zealand Book Month (and early Christmas shopping), Te Ara’s new book, New Zealanders and the sea, has hit the shops. New Zealand’s 18,000-kilometre coastline is the seventh-longest of any country, and nowhere is more...
- Waka in the basement on Oct 12, 2009 in Behind the scenes at Te Ara Helen Rickerby In the news
The word got around at morning tea time: there was a waka (canoe) in our building. It had arrived earlier that morning, and was being welcomed with karakia (prayers). In small groups, we were allowed to venture down and see it, so we set off down the...
