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#easter-island

The annual lupine bloom in New Zealand's Mackenzie Basin is particularly stunning at night, enhanced by the sight of the Milky Way and bright planets.

'What I am suggesting is that the Polynesians encountered a pre-existing population on that island, evidenced by those banana [remains]... present there at least 3,000 years ago,' he told DailyMail.com. 'And that from that pre-existing population, they inherited the older traditions and songs that we see today.'