Background: The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
July 13th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby Well, this weekend was an absolute blast!! Friday we met up with some of the guys and went to a cool bar called la zeppa that a friend was DJing at and you could see the whole city from the balcony. ... [full story]
July 8th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby Hello!! Well, not too much has happened recently. But, I do have a temporary job with a fashion PR firm, COCO. It is really cool, but commission only so its a bit hard. I am in charge of finding all ... [full story]
July 5th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby Well, long time no see! I am back on the move..this time down under! I arrived in Auckland on thursday, and now it is saturday. I will try and update everyone every few days or so.
The flight ... [full story]
June 10th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby This is the last entry, as we're back home now. Some of you may have noticed this. There's just a few tales of South Sea adventures and some pictures left to post before my well of traveling inspirati ... 24 photos[full story]
June 18th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby Just a quick note to say that the trip is almost finalised and Karen and Michelle have done a great job.
We just have a few loose ends to tie up in the next few weeks.
Jordan ,Syria and Hatta are al ... 1 photos[full story]
May 23rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby The story begins of the first leg of my kiwi experience bus. It has its good and bad points. I've been to some really nice places and been given the chance to do loads of activities (budget whats th ... [full story]
May 5th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby After leaving Hastings the skies opened and revealed a rather concerning leak in the back door of Big Blue! Boo! First day back on the road and we had a soggy bed. We were headed up the Eastern Coast ... 10 photos[full story]
April 23rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby We arrived in . That evening we explored Ponsonby road and found a decent foodcourt for cheap and delicious Thai food.
On Monday, we walked across Western Park (Verandahs Backpackers sits on the e ... 11 photos[full story]
April 1st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby Flying into Christchurch was amazing in itself with fabulous views of the Southern Alps beneath us. This was going to be good.
We only had 1 night in Christchurch when we first arrived as the next ... 58 photos[full story]
March 24th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby Here we are again. I have had to choose Ponsonby as the location being the most central location posted on the blog. St Mary's Bay is in Ponsonby but Meadowbank is close to Remuera which doesn't featu ... 13 photos[full story]
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