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A MĀORI FINDS HER ROYAL ROOTS

Having a whakapapa for Māori is more than having a family tree. The names of tīpuna (ancestors), the events, the places, the mountains and rivers locate and anchor Māori on the timeline of their heritage. This is the miracle of whakaapa: when ancestors whisper secrets to their mokopuna (grandchildren).

https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/a-maori-finds-her-royal-roots/ 
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How a Million-Dollar Viking Chess Piece Was Found in a Kitchen Drawer

Among the detritus of life, one family kept a small figurine in their kitchen drawer. Little did they know it was from the famous Lewis hoard of chess pieces. Joanne Drayton tells its story for New Lines.
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a-million-dollar-viking-chess-piece-was-found-in-a-kitchen-drawer/
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How the Queens of Crime Fiction Developed a Modern Myth

The queens of crime novels of the early 20th century refashioned the detective story to suit the longings of their time. What resulted was a golden age of detective fiction that blossomed between the wars & became a global phenomenon, Joanne Drayton writes.
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/how-the-queens-of-crime-fiction-developed-a-modern-myth/
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Seventy years after a matricide shocked New Zealand, a biographer offers a rare insight into the psyche of one of the perpetrators, Anne Perry, who became a successful crime writer. By Joanne Drayton for @newlinesmag.
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