John Aldworth: Evidence of an earlier culture living in New Zealand is becoming more evident

John Aldworth, the author of his book ‘Forbidden History’ states that virtually his whole life has been devoted to journalism. In particular with British newspapers including the Daily Mail to the Dominion and Evening Post in Wellington, NZ. He has always been interested in story and then sharing them.

He states that in the 19th century European historians and some Maori historians talked about things in their past that is now, virtually ‘politically incorrect’ today. That in fact there apparently were different peoples living here prior to the Maori or the Polynesians that came to this country.

Not taught in the NZ Education System

That today this is not taught in our schools or our universities and John says that if true, that there were other people here, then they are a real and genuine part of our history.

His book Forbidden History seeks to show that for Maori that their descendants are here among us - they are living today and the story of at least two of them are written about in his book.

A descendent of another DNA strand?

He introduces on person who maintains she is a descendant of the Patupaiarehe - fair skinned and fair haired - some with reddish hair that they have been here for around 2000 years right up until today. He says that there is a small tribe, (hapu) living near Taumaranui in the middle of the North Island. Her name is Monica Matamua an 85 year old woman and participated in a National Geographic Genome project and took a DNA test on her blood.

The main results showed 40% Mediterranean origin 12% European and only about 14% Oceanic or Polynesian. Note That this only totals 66% of the DNA. That the other DNA is of Peruvian or South American origin.

He furthers this by saying she is descended from people who had intermarried with Maori people - and he adds to this that certain Maori are in part descendents from these people themselves. He says certainly some of them are.

John then states that sales of his book has been bought well be Maori people. Who many are delighted to know that they have a longer whakapapa - or lineage - bloodline.

The test show that Middle Eastern especially Persian DNA is in her lineage. That as there was turmoil in Persia, the narrative says that they left there with the desire to find a place to live in peace … finally after many countries (so the story is conveyed) they ended up in Aotearoa just before the time of Christ.

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Waitaha - who are they?

John then says that the Polynesian Waitaha nation arrived after that - according to recently deceased Paramount Chief George Connolly AKA Hori Manuka Manuka Kapenga. The Upoko Ariki or Head Chief of the Waitaha people. Who’s lineage supposedly came from the Middle East as well, according to George, who said that his people landed in NZ around 580 AD.

Then John says that there are actually other people but deferred to speak about it saying that it get confusing (I agree says Tim).

He said upon their arrival they had the desire to live in peace and with the Patupaiarehe and the Waitaha - they between them lived in peace for 1300 years and John says if this is true - then we owe it to ourselves if this is the history for this country - to find out as to how did the achieve this peace. Because it is exceptionally unique.

Poenamo is the actual name of the South Island actually means the Waters of Peace. This is where a good percentage of the Waitaha supposedly come from. Today the South Island is known as Te Wai Pounamu, the waters of greenstone.

The Arrival of the Warrior People

Then there was the arrival of warrior people … who took over the first inhabitants that were here and then engaged in inter-tribal warfare fighting among themselves.

John talks about a Moriori chief in Waikato that once were inhabiting an area from Raglan in the West to Tauranga in the East - his name being Philipp Ranga - Waikato University Professor Tom Roa when asked agreed and said that there were people in that area before the Maori arrived.

In the original history of the Tainui tribe they have in their official record a story that having landed in the Waikato that they drove out inhabitants and indigenous people that they found.

Listen about the Chief of the Moriori of the Chatham islands and what transpired right up until the time to the invasion of Maori who took a British sailing ship filled with warriors and went and took the lives of the population.

John says that his book has gone into bat for them, because these previous people were never a...

[davidbrind]

Noel Hillaim`s ``burial cave`` is actually a sink hole containing about one third of the crew of a Ming Dynasty ship-wreck that was .found close by.These Chinese also built the first Pa in New Zealand very close to their ship-wreck as protection for their leaders.The afore mentioned gardens had burial caves near them holding people of a small stature.The only other Pacific Pa were built by the C hinese in the Marquiessas and New Guinea with no precursor of Pa to be found any where that the Maori came from

[jonathanfoote]

The largest stone village in nz that is still intact is the ancient pounamu village in central otago, it's at the start of the pounamu trails from queenstown to haast. Still there 100 percent intact, some of the buildings are up to 100m long. 60 plus stone houses, There was also a temple of some type out infront of the village and has been destroyed, but the stone foundation is still there. It's 100m by 100m perfectly square.
I think it may have been a pyramid.

[soulfate]

Poukawa lake Hawkes bay .. Archeologist Treaton Russell Price .. evidence is there. It’s a beautiful thing to understand nz better and get this sorted!

[chrisblester]

I'd like the truth to come out to have the full picture of my family history that my grandmother told me of just before she died

[davidbrind]

Northland`s enigma is group of gardens that were on the west coast between Aranga and Dargaville.Every lake and swamp was drained by a dead straight channel that was two metres square.The mean average length of these channels is fifteen kilometres and the amount excavated was sixty-thousand cubic metres.There had to have been many thousands of people living there to have accomplished this undertaking.This had to have been a Chinese construction while Waipoua due to its age has to have been Japanese

[kiwitraveller]

Things documents etc must come out now or else look at what is happening to be taught in our schools etc...and what with He Puapua and ownership of lands...with money given to them this is going to escalate quickly...ao-tea-roa...no we are nu tirini or New Zealand and not aotearoa...too much happening at once one cannot keep up with it all...sorry everyone

[arijerosh.walker]

Remarkable.. lead here through Barry brailsford

[timwatson]

Nice. More people need to tell their storys

[stephanietai]

Thank you for sharing. This is awesome.

[havilahfarm]

Every one should know the truth. My grandfather passed away in 2000. He was one of a generation bought up completely bilingual. He spoke Maori language all his life. He always told us abt ppl before brown Maori. He thought they were Vikings that travelled here a long time ago

[soulfate]

Really interesting.. but yea it’s more like 7000 years old people living in nz
Lake Poukawa

[anonb]

If these people were there so long ago, they obviously didn't seem to have brought many crops with them, or farm animals.

[ProLiberate]

Recommend reading The missing Lands by Freddy Silva

[simon-dsvp]

tangata Maori as per te tirity not tangata whenua, tainui's own oral tradition states that tangata when were the people prior

[mikeshane-mz]

I have that book myself ... Says first scout canoes in 900ad every harbour they entered was heavily populated ... Had that book for years ..He interviewed elders from about 1900 till 1940 then wrote book from elders oral history .. im 60s and remember most maori elders never denying other settlers here first ...

[peterware]

I watched a doco about eàrly nz and early pacific travel a four part series by plumtree productions.

[InterestingFingz]

The genetic evidence indicates Maori are related to the peoples of Formosa

[ora-in-aotearoa]

Yes after researching so many historians, archeologists, geologists etc and their accounts of what they think they have found within the first arrivals, each one of these accounts differ to each other, all placing their own narrative to their findings, wether it be gvnmt influenced, or personal narrative. My biggest problem and no doubt so many others of indigenous descendant to Mauri is we know these accounts are their own and not the Mauri people, s account.
There attempt to try to change history certainly does not comply with the Mauri people due to their different accounts.
The Mauri people of Aotearoa know in their own history that MAUI was the architect and greatest explorer of the world, the original founder of the Polynesian Islands, Maui dates further back past Egyptian times the year 232 BC, the Mauri people were the greatest navigators/explorer's of the world, MAUI landed in Aotearoa around the year 232 BC on a flotilla of ships from Egypt he was the Navigator and RATA was the captain.
So while sailing the world RATA and MAUI stopped in many countries leaving evidence of their stay. All these reports of MAURI killing the Patupaiarehe and other so called races these pakeha claim were there have a lot to be researched. they're always saying they asked the rangatira and tohunga years back about the history, but pakeha change so much of what they were told and turned it to their own narrative.
MAURI were the first arrivals from their tupuna MAUI, and this guy on this videi is still trying to say MAURI were not, NEVER TRUST ANY ATTEMPT FROM A WHITE FOREIGNER TO HAVE A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER RACE, ESPECIALLY PAKEHA WHO CANNOT PRONOUNCE MAURI WORDS.
This is not the history of the MAURI people from these guys accounts and we as the new breed of MAURI historians will now tell the truth.
As for Christianity, the MAURI people were already spiritual people, 1000s of years before Whiteman arrived, MAURI knew Christianity before the Whiteman, which is the reason MAURI were so familiar with spirituality. Whiteman never knew this did they?? NEVER BELIEVE A WHITEMAN

[kaelimtuhewa-gqoi]

I am waitaha And a descendent of coupes Waka I also have connections to Mori Ory and Chatham Islands there is a Plack there with my great great great great grandfather’s name on it and that is where my bloodline is from also banks peninsula

[hohepaparaone]

lol you dudes need a sleep. patu paiarehe/ ffs this is a joke