From Te Aroha.....before the torrential downpours!

Kiwi Company and some tragic news

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April 9th 2007
The last leg of our NZ trip was to be spent in comparative luxury to the Spaceship - with a bed of our own and a shower in the morning! Ace or what. So how did we get this lucky? Well, once again incorporating the family of a friend only this time the friend was there too! Mike from New Zealand who stayed in Milford (I know- he's a little bit odd) for about a year (even odder!) and his family ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton

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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