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☆ World’s most expensive feather sells at New Zealand auction
  + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —A feather from a long-extinct New Zealand bird has set a record after selling for $46,521 NZD (about $28,400 USD), the auction house handling the sale has said. The huia bird feather, which was expected to sell for up to $3,000 NZD ($1,830), smashed the estimate on Monday to become the world’s most expensive feather ever sold, Webb’s Auction House said. For Maori, the bird’s feathers were a mark of high status and the distinctive, white-tipped plumage were used for ceremonial headdresses. A Maori chief wears a huia feather in his hair Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesEuropean New Zealanders also came to see the huia as a symbol of prestige. “People kind of had a frenzy and decided that everyone wanted a huia feather,” said Morris of the event.
Persons: Leah Morris, Duke, Duchess, York, ”, Morris, Johannes Keulemans Organizations: CNN, Museum, New, Getty, New Zealand, New Zealand’s Ministry for Culture and Heritage Locations: Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, Zealanders, Dutch
☆ A rare feather just sold for $28,000, making it worth 40 times as much as gold by weight
  + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewA single feather of an extinct bird was auctioned off in New Zealand on Monday for about $28,000, making it the most expensive feather ever sold worldwide. The huia feather sold at Webb's Auction House in Auckland was initially estimated to be worth around $1,830, but its sale price ballooned after 59 bids. Gold costs around $77 per gram in New Zealand, and the 9-gram huia feather is worth $3,153 per gram. Related storiesThe feather sold on Monday is framed under protective glass and is classified by the New Zealand government as a Y-registered object. The huia feather sale comes as auctions draw attention largely from sports and celebrity memorabilia sold at once-seemingly outlandish prices.
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☆ How New Zealand's plan for English and te reo Māori road signs took an unexpected turn
  + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +12 min
But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have sparked a divisive, racially charged debate ahead of the country’s looming general election. Slightly less than a quarter of New Zealand’s 892,200 Maori speak te reo Maori as one of their first languages, according to the latest government data. Part of the reason that te reo Maori is not so widely spoken is that back in New Zealand’s colonial era there were active efforts to stamp it out. The Native Schools Act 1867 required schools to teach in English where possible and children were often physically punished for speaking te reo Maori. “The primary objective of these standards is to guarantee that all road signs are unambiguous, uniform, and legible to all,” he said.
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