A huge thank you to talented writer and editor, Esther Chilton, for sharing my post about Te Wairoa, The Buried Village in New Zealand. This is the setting from one of the short stories in my new short story collection, And the Grave Awaits. If you are interested in seeing more photographs from this visit, please see the pictures below the link.
Esther offers Editing Services and also has some wonderful non-fiction books about writing and a few fiction books too.
Rotorua is known for bubbling mud pools, shooting geysers and natural hot springs, as well as showcasing MÄori culture.
The above photographs are all of shooting geysers at Rotorua.
Pictures from The Buried Village.
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Amazing photos, Robbie. Congrats. Hugs.
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Thank you, Teagan. This is my favourite story in the collection. Rotorua and the Buried Village were so interesting to visit.
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Fantastic pictures, Robbie. It’s interesting to consider a natural catastrophic event, and it’s nice that the MÄori culture is observed.
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Hi Tim, I found the whole story of the Buried Village poignant and fascinating. There is a lot of focus on First People culture in New Zealand.
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That Mauri war canoe is amazing.
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It is, they are so big and ornate.
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Fascinating post and wonderful photos, Robbie!
(My wife lived and taught in New Zealand for two years before I met her.)
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Hi Dave, I didn’t know that about your wife. New Zealand is an interesting place to visit. It is very beautiful with lots of natural wonders. This was my favourite visit as I love history and the story really touched me.
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Congratulations again on the book and on the post. I didn’t know about this place in New Zealand/Aotearoa or its history. The geyser photos are wonderful.
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Hi Merril, I didn’t know about it either until we visited the area and I saw an advertisement for the Buried Village. It was a very poignant and interesting visit. A bit like when I want to the Titanic exhibition.
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Hi Robbie. Interesting. I went to an exhibition on the Titanic years ago.
I’ve been to Pompeii and Herculaneum, so to me, it seemed a bit like that, only not as ancient, of course. š
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Yes, there is an air of tragedy about these places.
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Makes me want to visit all the more! When I went to Hawaii, I visited the Polynesian Multicultural Centre and got a small taste.
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I understood that the Mauri’s had actually emanated from Hawaii, crossing the ocean in their war canoes. I read the myths/stories about it when we visited the museums.
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I seem to remember reading that one, too.
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It was interesting, wasn’t it?
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Very much so.
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Congratulations on the book Robbie!
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Thank you, Wayne. Something very different from my poetry.
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Wonderful photos! This would be such a nice place to visit. šŗš©·
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Hi Kymber, NZL was very interesting. We only saw Auckland and Rotorua but it was a great trip.
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Wow! Great photos and they give your story new context!! š
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HI Colleen, I am so glad you like the photographs. It was these two places that inspired The Warning. The hot steaming geysers and The Buried Village had a very big impact on me.
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I like how your travels inspire your stories, Robbie. That’s a great way to share your experiences with others. š
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Thank you, Colleen.
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Congratulations, Robbie. As always, your photos tell a profound story.
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Thank you, Rebecca. These are from 2016 so my camera wasn’t very good. I still like them and they do tell the story.
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What I love about photography, Robbie is that photos are the only way we can stop time!!
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Yes, that is a good point.
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Congrats!
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Thank you, Andrew
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You’re welcome, Robbie.
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Congratulations, Robbie!
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Thank you, Donna. This was such a fascinating place to visit.
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wonderful photos, Robbie. We went to Rotorua in our early days. Fond memories —
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HI John, it is a fascinating place. I really enjoyed NZL and the Buried Village experience was unforgettable for me. That is why I wrote this story about it.
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I’m reading the first story now, Robbie: ‘The Bite’, reminiscent of Shirley Jackson’ classic ‘The Lottery’ but just as powerful and well written š
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Hi John, thank you. I am very flattered. I’m glad you are enjoying that story. My favourite story in the book is The Warning.
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thanks Robbie; I’ll read that next š
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Let me know what you think of it.
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will do š
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Thank you
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lovely post – brings back great memories of my visit there around 2017 š
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Hi da-AL, that is wonderful to know. Such an interesting place to visit.
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Such lovely photos! Congratulations!
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Heading over to read!
Congratulations!
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Thank you, Resa. Such an interesting place to visit.
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You take us to some good ones, Robbie!
Thank you!
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When I travel, I always keep my eyes open for the hidden gems.
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Yes! I love that you do!
I do too, but my travels are local. xx
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Nothing wrong with local. Most of mine are local too. I just seize opportunities when they present themselves and hubby travels for work.
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Agree!
Just about to read Diana’s comment on my review of your book.
She’s always got something intelligent to say!
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Hi Resa, yes, Diana writes lovely comments.
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Hi, dear Roberta
I love that Maori war canoe. That seems to be very long.
The geysers we know from Iceland.
Thanks for showing your pictures
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