Fjordland

Not only did the unfortunate Kiwis call it a sound, when they realised and made up for it by calling the whole area the Fjordlands, they spelled Fjord with an I. Ah well, they're good at rugby, who cares about booksmarts.

Under down under

March 30th 2007
I hope you'll excuse the length of this one, but due to being unencumbered with such annoyances as work, and having a 6 week mad dash to see the entire country, we did get up to rather a lot. I assure my faithful readers the next blog will return to the usual neglectful brevity. The Mauri driver dropped us off at the Jail around midnight, stiffling a chuckle at our answer to his usual tourist/ ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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... ... read more

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