Esteemed kaumātua and ‘Coaster’ Paul Madgwick guides the reader through early #Poutini mythology, the discovery of #pounamu, the story of settlement, battles between iwi, life in the pā and contact with Europeans.

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Visiting Paper Plus Hokitika last Thursday, following the public event for Poutini: The Ngāi Tahu History of the West Coast.

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