Haiki new zealnd maori funeral4/10/2023 In a small country such as New Zealand, it is extraordinary that, as part of their Millennium Project, the rural town of Katikati in the Bay of Plenty initiated the Katikati Haiku Pathway under the instigation of Catherine Mair. They create a small community of those who want to see haiku move and flourish. For some writers and editors who do find commercial audiences, it is a pleasure to appeal to readers who are curious about what is happening in the art of haiku. These are haiku that inhabit small literary magazines and websites and of writers whose work does not always reach general readers. It is not surprising that haiku has also travelled on these journeys. ![]() The movement of people and ideas from overseas countries to these islands is one of the givens of history. In 2019 New Zealand’s population stands at just under 4.8 million people, and only a handful of these are poets who write haiku. The abundant variety of our landscape has inspired poets and writers for generations and the tales of the islands include the oral tradition of the Maori (tangata whenua, or people of the land). ![]() New Zealand is a country of islands – southernmost of the main islands is Stewart Island (Rakiura), famed for its oysters, mutton birds and fishing the South Island (Te Waipounamu), with its snow-capped Southern Alps, forests, wildlife, farming, mining, greenstone (jade) and wild West Coast to the North Island (Te Ika-a-Maui) with its volcanoes, cities, sandy beaches and beautiful coastline.
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