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.
May 8th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington On Sunday, we left Wanganui and drove to where we bought some extreme weather Gore-tex jackets in the Kathmandu sale (which are cool as), enjoyed the quirkiness of the town and then headed southwards ... 25 photos[full story]
May 9th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Hi all
Well to contary the last blog I think this is going to be a very short one as I haven't done much at all and to be honest I'm a bit bored at the moment but I'm hoping that will change when I ... [full story]
May 9th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Making our way across the Cook Strait, Wellington welcomed us with a nice beach at Titahi Bay to stay at and surfers to watch. The 'windy' city, as it is known, did not let us down, but winded us wit ... 9 photos[full story]
May 6th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Hi All,
Thought you might like to see a couple of pics of our new home. It's a little bit swish!!!! We are finally getting settled here in Wellington. I have a full time job working in this fab bo ... 10 photos[full story]
March 19th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington The windiest city in the world supposedly.. and they wern't far wrong. What a change in temperature as we left Merlbourne in the 40 degree heat to be welcomed by the cold and wind of Wellington. It w ... 4 photos[full story]
May 1st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Well not a lots been going on with me recently! Still love it here, but have just been working!
Have no photos to put up either, havent done anything to even take photos of!
Wow, been here almost 4 ... [full story]
April 21st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Et bien ca y est, l'ile nord, nous voila. On est arrives a Wellington, la capitale de la NZ. A part le fait que c'est la plus grande ville qu'on a visite depuis Sydney, c'est vraiment tres joli et bie ... 25 photos[full story]
April 28th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Well we've made it to the bottom of the North island in relatively quick time I think! It's been about 4 weeks and we have crammed in allot. Currently we reside in Wellington, New Zealands capital ... 8 photos[full story]
April 28th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Some video footage of a couple of special moments in Asia.
We are currently looking for jobs and a place to live at the mo so not much to update you on. Hope everyone is well and as soon as we are ... [full story]
April 26th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington I have been staying for a few days in Wellington with Tamzin, whom I met on the seal operation in February. She lives in a hilly suburb some distance from the town centre, so I got plenty of exercise ... 10 photos[full story]
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