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Why does it always rain on me?!

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July 3rd 2007
We have finally gotten over our jet lag enough to make the effort to put pics up and do another blog! Being in New Zealand is just like being in a cheaper version of the UK! (Adrienne's Dad, diesel here costs 102.9 dollars per litre which is like 40p!) Its a shock to the system though after Hawaii, cos it is rainy and cold - kind of feels like Christmas! We spent about 3 days sleeping in Au ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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