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.
June 9th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton Yay, we're in New Zealand!!! And it isn't raining! It's actually quite clear outside...but very cold. But I shall rewind to where I left you guys before and update you on what we've been upto...
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May 24th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton Stacey and I decided to goto the winter show fr the first time in Hamilton, we thought it was gonna be good as it even had tv advertising. It was reasonably quiet as we went in the afternoon, most peo ... 5 photos[full story]
May 27th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton Hello there,
I know writing another so fast Emily? you must have a horridly exciting life!!! Well, no not really, but i do have some time to kill and some pictures to put up. today I wrote a two h ... 24 photos[full story]
May 23rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton Hello there all,
So I have not written in a while, and that is indeed awful, but i'm hoping to make it up to you all in due course. Things going very well here in Hamilton, New Zealand. i only ha ... [full story]
May 15th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton So our last day in New Zealand has crept up, and tomorrow we're off to Australia for the weekend, and then onto South Africa on Monday. We've had a really great time here, and a BIG THANKS to everyone ... [full story]
May 6th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton So we're now back in Hamilton at Paul's parents' place, after a very busy weekend in Auckland. We drove up on Thursday and met up with Juls for dinner (we were staying with her and her husband Chris, ... [full story]
May 3rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton Apres les senteurs de Rotorua, on est alles voir une amie qui habite a Hamilton (oui on a des amis partout en NZ!). La ville en elle-meme n'a rien de special mais les jardins sont superbes. Quelques ... 3 photos[full story]
April 30th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton We're leaving for Auckland in the next couple of hours, where we'll be spending the weekend at Chris and Juls' place, and catching up with them and other friends. I've already got a date to meet up wi ... [full story]
April 27th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton ... for a lovely engagement party. We had a really nice time - around forty people turned up last night, and there was a great barbecue and lots of food (of course.) The highlight of the evening was a ... [full story]
April 24th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton So I've not entered a blog for awhile. This is because we've been quite busy, and our internet usage has been a bit limited. We're now staying with Paul's parents in Hamilton, but their internet conne ... [full story]
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