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.
March 3rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne
Finally reached Gisborne our next port of call
Spent the day checking out the usual Captain Cook points of interest.
Having done all that, we decided to have some fish and chips by the sea.
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April 8th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne Time is racing by. There are lots of things to get ready, meetings, completing work tasks, finishing work on the house and gardens - and visiting family. So we haven't had much time to pack. We are st ... [full story]
March 24th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne We've hit the highway again for our last spin around NZ. We went through Rotorua and saw a thermal park that we missed the first time 'round. We then headed South to Gisborne. This is the first cit ... 7 photos[full story]
February 17th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne Hello
Well I've been in NZ now for one month. So far so good. We did head off and leave for Rotorua. We only stayed there for one night. I think a big reason for that is because it was really comm ... [full story]
January 17th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne Blue sky.
Sun.
Deep shadows and brilliant colour.
Being home is everything I hoped for. London is a silvery grey memory, and I have been visiting family and friends in Gisborne and Auckland. ... 7 photos[full story]
January 7th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne The week at the resort was just what the doctor ordered. After months (2.5 months!) of working, I finally got some time to chill with Nics without having the strains of work or bad weather ruining ou ... 11 photos[full story]
February 2nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne Et voila!
Jái rajoute quelques photos a tous les posts qui nén avaient pas... pas de jaloux!
Pleins de bisous a tous! ... 1 photos[full story]
January 1st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne We had many a debate as to where to park the Tron for our new year's celebration! We had to get to Wellington on the 1st for an early morning ferry to the South Island on the 2nd, so we were left wit ... 12 photos[full story]
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