Stella Bares and John Petris told Alex Staines how a century of migration, political and economic turmoil, religion, warfare and romance has forged a unique bond between Greeks and New Zealand. The majority of the 5000 New Zealand Greeks live in Wellington. On the coldest day of 2011 in Wellington I met Stella Bares, QSO,…
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The Greeks and New Zealand – A True Love Story
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Categories: Stories Tags: Interviews, NZ themes
A Brief History of Bling
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Jewellery as a form of personal adornment – from hairpins to toe rings – has been worn by people since prehistoric times. The earliest known items of jewellery are 100,000-year-old sea-snail shell beads, found in Skhul Cave on Mount Carmel in Israel. The word “bling” has much more recent origins. It was coined in the…
Categories: Stories Tags: Curated stories
A Hatful of History
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There’s a hatful of history in these head accessories: the chef’s hat, the dunce’s cap, and New Zealand’s unique hat that drove a native bird to extinction. Bird hat The huia bird, native to New Zealand, became extinct in the early 20th century due in part to hats. When the Duke of York visited Rotorua…
Categories: Stories Tags: Curated stories