Em outside Judy's house

Rotorua to Parmaston North

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April 8th 2007
The day after the wedding, we had breakfast with Judy and Gregor and John and Vera and then headed south. Judy kindly gave us a key to their self-contained annex so we could stay in Parmaston North overnight. The journey was very scenic (and included the desert road). Matt bravely let Emma drive as he had obviously eaten something that disagreed with him at the wedding, so he wasn't feeling ve ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Palmerston North

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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