DAY 23 NGONGOTAHA

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February 23rd 2023
As intimated in the previous post we did decide to stay on this terrific site. Our decision was reinforced by the truly magnificent scene we had woken to … not by the scene of late last evening when the storm clouds had begun to gather. The sky was clear, the sun was bright, the lake was in various hues of blue and the swans and ducks were in abundance. Why leave such beauty? Make the cuppa … ... read more

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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