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 » Wellington Region » Wellington Winter in Queensland in Australia is like a good summer in Ireland but arriving in Auckland felt exactly like being at home that is to say, cold, windy and wet. New Zealand was in the grip of an icy s ... [full story]
August 10th 1995Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua Note: This is a journal entry from when I was an exchange student in 1994-1995. The photos have been scanned from the original prints.
Living around the Pauatahanui Inlet for a year was amazing. ... 18 photos[full story]
June 9th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington Our SPCA adopted doggie Lola is a real blessing. After only a week with her we have completely fallen head over heels in love. She is a beauty. Calm when you want her to be, excited when you want her ... 15 photos[full story]
May 22nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington Well have now moved up to an area called Northland which is about a 30 minute walk to work, or a 15-20 minute bus ride into town but am loving it. First night in a proper bed was so lovely!! Slept wo ... [full story]
May 19th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region A last minute decision to "go bush" this weekend turned out to be an excellent idea. The Levin side of the Tararuas weather forecast was for full sun both days, something that never occurs in the usua ... 45 photos[full story]
April 22nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region Donc voila, un autre truc tres touristique mais tellement sympa a faire! On a passe la journee a faire une excursion LSDA. On a vu les endroits ou ont ete filmees certaines scenes, revecues quelques u ... 20 photos[full story]
April 14th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Mana Island Hello
In case you were wondering what the next plan is and to give you all a vague idea of my location(s) for the next four to five months, I thought I'd post another blog.
So on the 12th of Ma ... 14 photos[full story]
March 21st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington We got up and started making the arrangements to fly home. We had to go through American Airlines (Quanta’s Partner). Of course the call went to India. The lady on the phone was very nice but in ... 4 photos[full story]
March 18th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region It was up early for the sailing at 08:25, we had to be in line by 07:25. I woke Mum to say goodbye and then Madge and I headed off towards Wellington along familiar highways of my childhood. McKay's ... 6 photos[full story]
March 17th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington After an adventurous morning of jumping out of planes we headed to Wai-O-Tapu thermal area - a much calmer environment! Here we saw lots of craters and mud pools that were a variety of different colou ... [full story]
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