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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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1 day ago: Nick Pharazyn published a blog
T-minus cinco dias
November 19th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Hi all Wow this feels really good! Last time I was writing a blog ws 3 years ago for my last trip. Here I am making the first entry of my second travel blog for my return to Ecuador and to explore ... [full story]

November 10th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Waitomo var stedet hvor vi boede paa camping, spiste fint og legede i grotter, og i Rotorua forsaetter vi med vulkaner, River rafting og WetZorb :) Dernaest til National park hvor vi var paa vores liv ... [full story]

Wine & Chocolate
8 days ago: Golden Years published a blog
Wine & Chocolate
November 12th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
We spent a day in Hawkes Bay exploring the heart of wine country. We visited the Silky Chocolate Factory, a small factory outside Napier where they make chocolates the same way our son Ian does but wi ... 7 photos [full story]

Hobit Wanders 3: There
November 9th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Climbing the rock face with Moka and jumping into the crisp Akatarawa River on a fresh March evening: It felt like time had spun backwards at least a decade, my inner child was smiling with eye ... 29 photos [full story]

30 days ago: Laurene published a blog
Shoe shopping!
October 13th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Today was shoe shopping day. I went into a store called Farmers which is basically just a department store like the Bay back home. I ended up finding a really good shirt for job interviews that wasn&r ... [full story]

Shopping is so hard to do
30 days ago: Laurene published a blog
Shopping is so hard to do
October 12th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Ate some breakfast and then headed out to find some dress pants for job interviews. I went into about 6 different stores. Clothes here are expensive! I found one pair of pants I liked but they were $2 ... 5 photos [full story]

Goodbye to Meike :(
30 days ago: Laurene published a blog
Goodbye to Meike :(
October 11th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
We both packed up all of our stuff, had some breakfast and left the Base hostel. I hated the hostel so I decided to move to a different hostel. My new hostel was on the way to the ferry terminal where ... 4 photos [full story]

Cable cars and Irish pubs
30 days ago: Laurene published a blog
Cable cars and Irish pubs
October 10th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Meike and I looked out the window in the morning and saw some blue sky so we quickly got ready and went to the cable car. We paid $3 NZD and got a ride to the top. Pretty view from up there. It was ki ... 24 photos [full story]

30 days ago: Laurene published a blog
Rainy rainy day
October 9th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Today it was POURING rain out. We didn’t even want to go outside. Meike read while I job searched for most of the day. I emailed a hostel in Picton where you can work for your accommodations and ... [full story]

Te Papa
38 days ago: Laurene published a blog
Te Papa
October 8th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington
Walked into town and looked around at a couple of shops before heading for some lunch. Mom, I had eggs benedict which was good but no where near as good as yours!!! We headed to Te Papa museum whi ... 12 photos [full story]


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