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 22nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa Good Morning everyone! I apologise that this entry is going to be shorter then the last few, but we are running out of money for the computers, as we've not got that many coins at the moment. Also, ... [full story]
April 21st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa Why hello yet again peeps.
Yes its yet another lovely day gone here in Waiwera. The sun was shining, however the wind was chilly.
We are currently organising an extention to our visa's, finding ... [full story]
April 13th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa Hello again happy readers
With the amount of messages I recieved asking about my spacs I thought it only fair if I did a full on update.
I havent found them, I have a feeling they are long gone. ... [full story]
April 12th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa the last day of our tour dawned sunny and bright, so we sat beside the sea and remembered how lovely the coast is up here. then off to the honey shop for coffee, and on to see the Kauri trees at Warkw ... [full story]
April 9th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa Why hello peeps
Yup, glasses are definately gone, and no doubt never to be seen again. Im looking at utilising the company insurance system as I lost them whilst on the job. I should hope they comp ... [full story]
March 27th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa Hello peeps, how is everyone?
Well I am currently sitting in the Water Quality room here at Waiwera. I have hijacked the computer from Ross who is trying to work. heh heh heh
Anyway might as wel ... [full story]
March 20th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa We had 3 days left of our trip so we went back up to Orewa, near Auckland to stay with Jane and her family. After the cold and rain in the South, this was a nice change before heading back to England ... 9 photos[full story]
March 9th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa no time for breakfast this morning! I left the dorm this morning at 8am to get downtown to the bus stop for our field trip by 8:45 while stopping along the way to pick up the makings for lunch (energy ... 6 photos[full story]
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