our flatmate ian

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August 7th 2007
adam and i have been in new zealand for about three months so we thought it was time we let everyone in on what we're up to. we spent our first week in auckland just roaming around and trying to decide where we wanted to settle down. we decided to either go to the south island to christchurch or wellington, new zealands capital just at the bottom of the north island. since we had to go through wel ... 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