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Māori Land Court judge rules German origin claim of Chatham Islands waka not plausible (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 2 days ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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What an absolute coot. The idea that raw materials would be shipped to Germany, a boat manufactured from them, and then the boat received on the Chatham islands and buried, all without this being recorded, is absurd.

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's worth reading the article to get a picture of who this Catherine Sixtus is.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

She sounds like a kook

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 15 hours ago

"Bat shit crazy" is the phrase that came to mind.