Maori Proverbs - 3

Maori Proverbs - He Whakatauaki

He kotuku rerenga tahi

The white heron is a bird of one flight

(A rare visitor)

From The Reed Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori by P.M. Ryan

Southern Arts - A Fleeting Glimpse

Whataroa, South Westland. Feb 2009 Ajr

We flashed through the tiny South Westland town of Whataroa, 35 kilometres north of Franz Josef quicker than the blink of an eye on Thursday afternoon - on the long journey from Haast to Christchurch (six hours). But that was time enough for me to poke my camera out the car window and snap this fleeting image of Kotuku Maori Fine Art Gallery, which has obviously been named after the kotuku (white heron) colony at nearby Okarito Lagoon. www.okarito.co.nz www.whiteherontours.co.nz