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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.
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October 20th 2009 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Aroha
Hello again, Somehow it is Tuesday, the 20th, and we are just amazed at how quickly the time of our holiday has gone. Our dear friend, John Rose, passed away on Sunday afternoon and we will go to his ... 19 photos [full story]
Hello again, Somehow it is Tuesday, the 20th, and we are just amazed at how quickly the time of our holiday has gone. Our dear friend, John Rose, passed away on Sunday afternoon and we will go to his ... 19 photos [full story]
October 17th 2009 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Aroha
Hello again on a damp, but promising Sunday morning. We have returned once more to our home base in Te Aroha. We went to visit our friends on the Coromandel Peninsula beside the Firth of Thames. H ... 20 photos [full story]
Hello again on a damp, but promising Sunday morning. We have returned once more to our home base in Te Aroha. We went to visit our friends on the Coromandel Peninsula beside the Firth of Thames. H ... 20 photos [full story]
October 14th 2009 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Aroha
We have returned to Te Aroha from a trip that was from Saturday until Wednesday and we are a little zonkered from so much socializing. I didn't take too many pictures because I wasn't able to use the ... 10 photos [full story]
We have returned to Te Aroha from a trip that was from Saturday until Wednesday and we are a little zonkered from so much socializing. I didn't take too many pictures because I wasn't able to use the ... 10 photos [full story]
October 9th 2009 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Aroha
We have had a couple of quiet days, but still able to see some former friends and find some new ones. Since we were in town, we went to visit the grave of our dear friend, Frank Ranger, who passed aw ... 8 photos [full story]
We have had a couple of quiet days, but still able to see some former friends and find some new ones. Since we were in town, we went to visit the grave of our dear friend, Frank Ranger, who passed aw ... 8 photos [full story]
October 7th 2009 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Aroha
Sorry to be so long in writing. We haven't frozen, but it was the worst snowstorm that the North Island had seen in 25 years. They closed quite a few highways just a little south of us and there was ... 14 photos [full story]
Sorry to be so long in writing. We haven't frozen, but it was the worst snowstorm that the North Island had seen in 25 years. They closed quite a few highways just a little south of us and there was ... 14 photos [full story]
October 4th 2009 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Aroha
Hello again to all our friends that read about our travels. We appreciate your interest and would value your prayers while we are on our trip. We left Columbus on Thursday, 30 Sept., and stayed one ... 7 photos [full story]
Hello again to all our friends that read about our travels. We appreciate your interest and would value your prayers while we are on our trip. We left Columbus on Thursday, 30 Sept., and stayed one ... 7 photos [full story]
July 11th 2009 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Aroha
July 8th up at 4:30 this morning, still adjusting to the lag. We spent the night in a Auckland hotel (mercerd) kind of a fancy place, Helene managed to find a room on the cheep with thier web ... 2 photos [full story]
July 8th up at 4:30 this morning, still adjusting to the lag. We spent the night in a Auckland hotel (mercerd) kind of a fancy place, Helene managed to find a room on the cheep with thier web ... 2 photos [full story]
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