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...hall is detectable all through this book. (Some passages have more dates than an almanac.) But the juxtaposition of Tristan's and Gauguin's stories is fascinating all the same. In their different ways, both were moralists and proselytizers. Gauguin saw his paintings as pamphlets. His sensual Tahitians and Maori gods, his untamed yellows and greens were ripostes to the attenuated spiritual powers of Europe. His grandmother, meanwhile, was eventually compelled to admit the importance of sex for human happiness, despite her attachment to higher goals. And both were constantly embroiled in fights with the police, clergy and courts...
...until just a few years ago, traces of a centuries-long conflict between New Zealand’s native culture and language, Maori, and the English language still lingered, spurring conflict between those citizens who yearned to modernize and those who chose to hold on to traditions, Shipley said...
...other legislators introduced a massive program to encourage equal funding for Maori and English-speaking schools, so that parents wishing to have their children grow up within the backdrop of long-held traditions felt encouraged...
...then had bright-eyed 5-year-old Maori students knowing who they were, and feeling much more confident about their culture,” Shipley said...
...wineries in the country's best-known wine region, plus a program of supporting events such as concerts, art exhibitions, farmers' markets and picnics. The season draws to a close in March, with Hooked on Seafood, held in Nelson on March 13, and the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival - celebrating Maori cuisine - scheduled for the same day. On the Wildfoods menu are seagull egg, cricket, mako shark, muttonbird and manuka pork. Not a chunk of flavorless cheddar in sight...